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Experimental evidence for a light and broad scalar resonance in D+ → π-π+π+ decay

  • 1. Mississipi-Oxford Univ., University, MS (United States)
  • 2. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

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From a sample of 1172±61 D+ → π-π+π+ decays, we find Γ(D+ → π-π+π+)/Γ(D+ → K-π+π+) 0.0311 ± 0.0018-0.0026+0.0016 . Using a coherent amplitude analysis to fit the Dalitz plot of these decays, we find strong evidence that a scalar resonance of mass 478-23+24 ± 17 MeV/c2 and width 324-40+42 ± 21 MeV/c2 accounts for approximately half of all decays. (author)

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10 p.
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0029-3865
Report number
CBPF-NF--056/00

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Notes
19 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.