Published October 1, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Mass and width of the ρ0 from an S-matrix approach to e+e-→π+π-

  • 1. Institut de Physique Theorique, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
  • 2. Departamento de Fisica, Cinvestav del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Apdo. Postal 14-740, 07000 Mexico, D. F. (Mexico)

Description

We determine the mass and width of the ρ0 meson by applying the S-matrix formalism to the reaction e+e-→π+π- in the timelike region. We obtain Mρ=(757.5±1.5) MeV and Γρ=(142.5±3.5) MeV, which are significantly smaller than the values quoted by the Particle Data Group. These values are almost independent of the specific form used to model the background

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 4454-4461.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ