Partial Wave Analysis of the Reaction p(3.5GeV)+ppK+Λp(3.5 GeV)+p \to pK^+\Lambda to Search for the "ppKppK^-" Bound State

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Oct 29, 2014
7 pages
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  • Phys.Lett.B 742 (2015) 242-248
  • Published: Mar 6, 2015
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Employing the Bonn–Gatchina partial wave analysis framework (PWA), we have analyzed HADES data of the reaction p(3.5 GeV)+p→pK+Λ . This reaction might contain information about the kaonic cluster “ ppK− ” (with quantum numbers JP=0− and total isospin I=1/2 ) via its decay into pΛ . Due to interference effects in our coherent description of the data, a hypothetical K¯NN (or, specifically “ ppK− ”) cluster signal need not necessarily show up as a pronounced feature (e.g. a peak) in an invariant mass spectrum like pΛ . Our PWA analysis includes a variety of resonant and non-resonant intermediate states and delivers a good description of our data (various angular distributions and two-hadron invariant mass spectra) without a contribution of a K¯NN cluster. At a confidence level of CLs=95% such a cluster cannot contribute more than 2–12% to the total cross section with a pK+Λ final state, which translates into a production cross-section between 0.7 μb and 4.2 μb, respectively. The range of the upper limit depends on the assumed cluster mass, width and production process.
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  • 7 Pages, 5 Figures
  • Kaonic nuclei
  • Anti-kaon–nucleon physics
  • ppK−
  • Low energy QCD
  • Partial wave analysis
  • [formula omitted]
  • cluster: mass
  • interference: effect
  • partial wave analysis
  • mass spectrum: two-particle