A study of the centrally produced $\phi \phi$ system in pp interactions at 450 GeV/c

Authors :: D Barberis
W Beusch
F.G Binon
A.M Blick
F.E Close
K.M Danielsen
A.V Dolgopolov
S.V Donskov
B.C Earl
D Evans
B.R French
C Goodwin
T Hino
S Inaba
A.V Inyakin
T Ishida
A Jacholkowski
T Jacobsen
G.T Jones
G.V Khaustov
T Kinashi
J.B Kinson
A Kirk
W Klempt
V Kolosov
A.A Kondashov
A.A Lednev
V Lenti
S Maljukov
P Martinengo
I Minashvili
K Myklebost
T Nakagawa
K.L Norman
J.M Olsen
J.P Peigneux
S.A Polovnikov
V.A Polyakov
V Romanovsky
H Rotscheidt
V Rumyantsev
N Russakovich
V.D Samoylenko
A Semenov
M Sené
R Sené
P.M Shagin
H Shimizu
A.V Singovsky
A Sobol
A Solovjev
M Stassinaki
J.P Stroot
V.P Sugonyaev
K Takamatsu
G Tchlatchidze
T Tsuru
M Venables
O Villalobos Baillie
M.F Votruba
Y Yasu
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: The reaction pp to pfps(K+K-K+K-) in which the K+K-K+K- system is centrally produced has been studied at 450 GeV/c. Phi phi production has been found to dominate this reaction and is compatible with being produced by double Pomeron exchange. An angular analysis of the phi phi system favours JPC = 2++ and its dPT dependence is similar to that observed for glueball candidates.<br />Comment: 11 pages, Latex, 4 Figures

Subjects :: Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Pomeron
Particle physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
Glueball
FOS: Physical sciences
Particle Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Experiment

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