Evidence for a narrow vertical bar S vertical bar=1 baryon state at a mass of 1528 MeV in quasi-real photoproduction

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Abstract

Evidence for a narrow baryon state is found in quasi-real photoproduction on a deuterium target through the decay channel pK(S)(0) --> ppi(+)pi(-). A peak is observed in the pK(S)(0) invariant mass spectrum at 1528 +/- 2.6(stat) +/- 2.1(syst) MeV. Depending on the background model, the naive statistical significance of the peak is 4-6 standard deviations and its width may be somewhat larger than the experimental resolution of sigma = 4.3-6.2 MeV. This state may be interpreted as the predicted S = +1 exotic Theta(+)(uudd (s) over bar) pentaquark baryon. No signal for an hypothetical Theta(++) baryon was observed in the pK(+) invariant mass distribution. The absence of such a signal indicates that an isotensor Theta is excluded and an isovector Theta is unlikely. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: SKYRME MODEL; POSITIVE-STRANGENESS; EXOTIC HADRONS; PENTAQUARK; DECUPLET; DETECTOR; glueball and nonstandard multi-quark/gluon states; photon and charged-lepton interactions with hadrons; baryon production; baryons
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Schäfer > Group Andreas Schäfer
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2021 09:20
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2021 09:20
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/37750

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