Published March 13, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurement of Direct f0(980) Photoproduction on the Proton

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova (Italy)
  • 2. Physics Department and Nuclear Theory Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)
  • 3. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529 (United States)

Description

We report on the results of the first measurement of exclusive f0(980) meson photoproduction on protons for Eγ=3.0-3.8 GeV and -t=0.4-1.0 GeV2. Data were collected with the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The resonance was detected via its decay in the π+π- channel by performing a partial wave analysis of the reaction γp→pπ+π-. Clear evidence of the f0(980) meson was found in the interference between P and S waves at Mπ+π-∼1 GeV. The S-wave differential cross section integrated in the mass range of the f0(980) was found to be a factor of about 50 smaller than the cross section for the ρ meson. This is the first time the f0(980) meson has been measured in a photoproduction experiment

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 102001-102001.6
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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Notes
(c) 2009 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
CLAS Collaboration