A Theory of low-energy pion double charge exchange

1994
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 73 (1994) 38-41

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Abstract: (APS)
We propose a theory of sequential charge exchange that describes, for the first time, the general features of the excitation function and the angular distributions of charge exchange on a C14 target to the isobaric and double isobaric analog states for pion kinetic energies up to 80 MeV. Our theory consists of conventional coupled-channel scattering through important low-lying states. We conclude that exotic contributions to the double charge exchange process must make a relatively small contribution (less than a factor of 2), effectively ruling out a prominent role for dibaryon resonances recently suggested as an explanation for the data.
  • pi+ nucleus: nuclear reaction
  • carbon: nuclide
  • charge exchange: multiple
  • multiple: charge exchange
  • angular distribution
  • channel cross section: energy dependence
  • coupled channel
  • pi+ carbon-14 --> oxygen-14 pi-
  • < 0.08
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