Published January 2, 1984 | Version v1
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Photoproduction of π+π-π0 on hydrogen with linearly polarized photons of energy 20-70 GeV

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Results on photoproduction of π+π-π0 in the photon energy range 20-70 GeV are presented. For the ω meson, the production cross-section is found to be 1010 +- 15 (statistical) +- 290 (systematic) nb and is constant over the incident photon energy range. Spin-density matrix elements are evaluated for ω meson production. The PHI meson is observed with a total photoproduction cross section (corrected for branching ratio to π+π-π0) of 610 +- 35 +- 170 nb. A third resonance, at 1.67 GeV, is seen in the mass spectrum and its interpretation is discussed. The production of a braod π+π-π0 continuum, mainly via rhoπ, and peaking at 1.2 GeV, contributes with a cross section of about 2.5 μb. The spin-parity content is analysed by the moments of the π+π-π0 decay angular distribution in the helicity frame and by maximum likelihood fits to the π+π-π0 Dalitz plot. It is found that production of Jsup(P) = 1- states accounts for less than half of the total mass spectrum above 900 MeV. There is a broad enhancement in the 1+ wave around 1.15 GeV indicating photoproduction of the H(1190) meson. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Phys., B
Journal Volume
231
Journal Issue
1
Series
CODEN: NUPBB.;Nucl. Phys., B.
Journal Page Range
15-39
ISSN
0550-3213

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