128 research outputs found
Eta-Helium Quasi-Bound States
The cross section and tensor analysing power t_20 of the d\vec{d}->eta 4He
reaction have been measured at six c.m. momenta, 10 < p(eta) < 90 MeV/c. The
threshold value of t_20 is consistent with 1/\sqrt{2}, which follows from
parity conservation and Bose symmetry. The much slower momentum variation
observed for the reaction amplitude, as compared to that for the analogous
pd->eta 3He case, suggests strongly the existence of a quasi-bound state in the
eta-4He system and optical model fits indicate that this probably also the case
for eta-3He.Comment: LaTeX, uses elsart.sty, 10 pages, 3 Postscript figures, Submitted to
Physics Letters
Has charge symmetry breaking been observed in the d d -> alpha pi0 reaction?
Estimates are made of the d d -> alpha gamma gamma production cross sections
in a model where each neutron-proton pair in the beam and target initiates an n
p -> d gamma reaction. This approach, which successfully reproduces observables
in two-pion production at intermediate energies, suggests that direct
two-photon production could provide a very significant background to the
measurement of the charge-symmetry-breaking (CSB) reaction d d -> alpha pi0. A
non-vanishing CSB cross section has been reported which might be confused with
such two-photon production under the given experimental conditions.Comment: 9 pages, ReVTEX, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Didemnin B: Comparative study and conformational approach in solution
A comparative study of isodideimnine-1 and didemnin B is presented using spcctroecopic methods, partial degradation and partial synthesis. This leads to the conclusion of the presence of a single depsipeptide, namely didemnin B, with (3S,4R,5S) isostatine instead of the previous statine residue. An attempt to determine the whole conformation in solution of didemnin B by using 2D-NMR is also described
Near-Threshold Production of omega Mesons in the pp -> pp omega Reaction
The total cross section for omega production in the pp -> pp omega reaction
has been measured at five c.m. excess energies from 3.8 to 30 MeV. The energy
dependence is easily understood in terms of a strong proton-proton final state
interaction combined with a smearing over the width of the state. The ratio of
near-threshold phi and omega production is consistent with the predictions of a
one-pion-exchange model and the degree of violation of the OZI rule is similar
to that found in the pi-p -> n omega/phi reactions.Comment: Report in LaTeX2e. 12 pages with 2 eps figure
Backward pion-nucleon scattering
A global analysis of the world data on differential cross sections and
polarization asymmetries of backward pion-nucleon scattering for invariant
collision energies above 3 GeV is performed in a Regge model. Including the
, , and trajectories, we
reproduce both angular distributions and polarization data for small values of
the Mandelstam variable , in contrast to previous analyses. The model
amplitude is used to obtain evidence for baryon resonances with mass below 3
GeV. Our analysis suggests a resonance with a mass of 2.83 GeV as
member of the trajectory from the corresponding Chew-Frautschi
plot.Comment: 12 pages, 16 figure
Projectile and target-Roper excitation in the p (d, d')X reaction
In this paper we compare a model that contains the mechanisms of
excitation in the projectile and Roper excitation in the target with
experimental data from two (d, d') experiments on a proton target. The
agreement of the theory with the experiment is fair for the data taken at T_d =
2.3 GeV. The excitation in the projectile is predicted close to the
observed energy with the correct width. The theory, however, underpredicts by
about 40% the cross sections measured at T_d = 1.6 GeV at angles where the
cross section has fallen by about two orders of magnitude. The analysis done
here allows to extract an approximate strength for the excitation of the Roper
[N^*(1440)] excitation and a qualitative agreement with the theoretical
predictions is also found.Comment: 8 ps figure
Measurement of p + d -> 3He + eta in S(11) Resonance
We have measured the reaction p + d -> 3He + eta at a proton beam energy of
980 MeV, which is 88.5 MeV above threshold using the new ``germanium wall''
detector system. A missing--mass resolution of the detector system of 2.6% was
achieved. The angular distribution of the meson is forward peaked. We found a
total cross section of (573 +- 83(stat.) +- 69(syst.))nb. The excitation
function for the present reaction is described by a Breit Wigner form with
parameters from photoproduction.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, corrected typos in heade
The He scattering length revisited
The possible existence of -mesic nuclei poses an interesting and still
open issue of research. Since the occurence of such -nucleus bound states
is reflected in the corresponding -nucleus scattering length, we
critically review the present knowledge for the He system.
Specifically, we scrutinize the available experimental information for the
reaction which is commonly used to extract the
He scattering length. We point out several striking discrepancies
between the various measurements. Subject to those inconsistencies we deduce a
value of fm.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J.
Production of eta and 3pi mesons in the pd->3HeX reaction at 1360 and 1450 MeV
The cross sections of the pd -> 3He eta, pd -> 3He pi0 pi0 pi0 and pd -> 3He
pi+ pi- pi0 reactions have been measured at beam kinetic energies T_p= 1360 MeV
and T_p= 1450 MeV using the CELSIUS/WASA detector setup. At both energies, the
differential cross section dsigma/dOmega of the eta meson in the pd -> 3He eta
reaction shows a strong forward-backward asymmetry in the CMS. The ratio
between the pd -> 3He pi+ pi- pi0 and the pd -> 3He pi0 pi0 pi0 cross sections
has been analysed in terms of isospin amplitudes. The reconstructed invariant
mass distributions of the pi-pi, 3He-pi and 3He-2pi systems provide hints on
the role of nucleon resonances in the 3pi production process.Comment: Shorter version accepted to EPJA 10 pages 14 figure
Measurement of the tensor Ayy and vector Ay analyzing powers of the deuteron inelastic scattering off berillium at 5.0 GeV/c and 178 mr
Tensor Ayy and vector Ay analyzing powers in the inelastic scattering of
deuterons with the momentum of 5.0 GeV/c on beryllium at an angle of 178 mr in
the vicinity of the excitation of baryonic resonances with masses up to
1.8 GeV/c^2 have been measured. The Ayy data are in a good agreement with the
previous data obtained at 4.5 and 5.5 GeV/c. The results of the experiment are
compared with the predictions of the plane wave impulse approximation and
\omega-meson exchange models.Comment: 18 pages, 9 figure
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