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High-resolution search for the $\Theta^{+}$ pentaquark via a pion-induced reaction at J-PARC
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. C 90, 035205 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The pentaquark $\Theta^+$ has been searched for via the $\pi^-p \to K^-X$ reaction with beam momenta of 1.92 and 2.01 GeV/$c$ at J-PARC. A missing mass resolution of 2 MeV (FWHM) was achieved but no sharp peak structure was observed. The upper limits on the production cross section averaged over the scattering angle from 2$^{\circ}$ to 15$^{\circ}$ in the laboratory frame were found to be less than 0.28 $\mu$b/sr at the 90\% confidence level for both the 1.92- and 2.01-GeV/$c$ data. The systematic uncertainty of the upper limits was controlled within 10\%. Constraints on the $\Theta^+$ decay width were also evaluated with a theoretical calculation using effective Lagrangian. The present result implies that the width should be less than 0.36 and 1.9 MeV for the spin-parity of $1/2^+$ and $1/2^-$, respectively.<br />Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures; published version
- Subjects :
- Nuclear Experiment
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Theory
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. C 90, 035205 (2014)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1407.0669
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.035205