Search for the Θ + pentaquark at J-PARC

M. Moritsu, S. Adachi, M. Agnello, S. Ajimura, K. Aoki, H. C. Bhang, B. Bassalleck, E. Botta, S. Bufalino, N. Chiga, H. Ekawa, P. Evtoukhovitch, A. Feliciello, H. Fujioka, S. Hayakawa, F. Hiruma, R. Honda, K. Hosomi, Y. Ichikawa, M. IeiriY. Igarashi, K. Imai, N. Ishibashi, S. Ishimoto, K. Itahashi, R. Iwasaki, C. W. Joo, S. Kanatsuki, M. J. Kim, S. J. Kim, R. Kiuchi, T. Koike, Y. Komatsu, V. V. Kulikov, S. Marcello, S. Masumoto, Y. Matsumoto, K. Matsuoka, K. Miwa, T. Nagae, M. Naruki, M. Niiyama, H. Noumi, Y. Nozawa, R. Ota, K. Ozawa, N. Saito, A. Sakaguchi, H. Sako, V. Samoilov, M. Sato, S. Sato, Y. Sato, S. Sawada, M. Sekimoto, K. Shirotori, H. Sugimura, S. Suzuki, H. Takahashi, T. Takahashi, T. N. Takahashi, H. Tamura, T. Tanaka, K. Tanida, A. O. Tokiyasu, N. Tomida, Z. Tsamalaidze, M. Ukai, K. Yagi, T. O. Yamamoto, S. B. Yang, Y. Yonemoto, C. J. Yoon, K. Yoshida

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Abstract

We have been searching for the Θ + pentaquark via the π -p → K -X reaction at the J-PARC hadron facility. No peak structure was observed in the missing mass spectrum obtained at 1.92GeV/c beam momentum. The upper limit for the production cross section averaged over the scattering angle from 2° to 15° in the laboratory frame was derived to be 0.26μb/sr. In order to make a more stringent constraint we have also performed a measurement at 2.0GeV/c. Present analysis status of this new data is reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-96
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume914
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Sept

Keywords

  • Exotic hadron
  • J-PARC
  • Pentaquark

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