Published October 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Exotic Θ+ baryon from interference

  • 1. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 22901 (United States)
  • 2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik II, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Bochum D-44780 (Germany)
  • 3. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, 188 300, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Description

Since all couplings of the exotic Θ+ baryon to normal hadrons seem to be small it is hard to reveal it in standard resonance searching. We suggest looking for the Θ+ production in interference with a known resonance yielding the same final state but having a high production rate. The interference production cross section is linear in the Θ+ couplings whereas the noninterference cross section is quadratic. That gives an obvious gain if the couplings are small. Moreover, employing the peculiar oscillating nature of the interference processes one can reduce the parasitic background and determine the Θ+ resonance parameters.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 074003-074003.11
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41004865
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BARYONS; COUPLING; CROSS SECTIONS; INTERFERENCE; RESONANCE
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS

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