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    Search for Theta+ via K+p -> pi+X reaction with a 1.2 GeV/c K+ beam

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    The Theta+ was searched for via the K+p -> pi+X reaction using the 1.2 GeV/c K+ beam at the K6 beam line of the KEK-PS 12 GeV Proton Synchrotron. In the missing mass spectrum of the K+p -> pi+X reaction, no clear peak structure was observed. Therefore a 90 % C.L. upper limit of 3.5 ub/sr was derived for the differential cross section averaged over 2degree to 22degree in the laboratory frame of the K+p -> pi+Theta+ reaction. This upper limit is much smaller than the theoretical calculation for the t-channel process where a K0* is exchanged. From the present result, either the t-channel process is excluded or the coupling constant of g_{K*N\Theta} is quite small.Comment: 11pages, 13figure

    Search for the Theta+ via the K+p-->pi+X reaction with a 1.2 GeV/c K+ beam

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    The Theta+ was searched for via the K+p-->pi+X reaction using the 1.2 GeV/c K+ beam at the K6 beam line of the KEK-PS 12 GeV Proton Synchrotron. In the missing mass spectrum of the K+p-->pi+X reaction, no clear peak structure was observed. Therefore a 90% C.L. upper limit of 3.5 µb/sr was derived for the differential cross section averaged over 2° to 22° in the laboratory frame of the K+p-->pi+Theta+ reaction. This upper limit is much smaller than the theoretical calculation for the t-channel process where a K0* is exchanged. From the present result, either the t-channel process is excluded or the coupling constant of gK*NTheta is quite small
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