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Title: Upper limits for the photoproduction cross section for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark state off the deuteron

Abstract

We searched for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark in the photoproduction process off the deuteron in the Ξ⁻π⁻-decay channel using CLAS. The invariant-mass spectrum of the Ξ⁻π⁻ system does not indicate any statistically significant enhancement near the reported mass M=1.860 GeV. The statistical analysis of the sideband-subtracted mass spectrum yields a 90%-confidence-level upper limit of 0.7 nb for the photoproduction cross section of Φ⁻⁻(1860) with a consecutive decay intoΞ⁻π⁻ in the photon-energy range 4.5GeVγ<5.5GeV.

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OSTI Identifier:
1099072
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Journal Name:
Physical Review. C. Nuclear Physics
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Journal Name: Physical Review. C. Nuclear Physics Journal Volume: 85 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2813
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American Physical Society
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United States
Language:
English

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Egiyan, H., Langheinrich, J., Gothe, R. W., Graham, L., Holtrop, M., Lu, H., Mattione, P., Mutchler, G., Park, K., Smith, E. S., Stepanyan, S., Zhao, Z. W., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Anghinolfi, M., Baghdasaryan, H., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Bennett, R. P., Biselli, A. S., Bookwalter, C., Branford, D., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Celentano, A., Chandavar, S., Contalbrigo, M., D’Angelo, A., Daniel, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., De Sanctis, E., Deur, A., Dey, B., Dickson, R., Djalali, C., Doughty, D., Dupre, R., El Alaoui, A., El Fassi, L., Eugenio, P., Fedotov, G., Fegan, S., Fradi, A., Gabrielyan, M. Y., Gevorgyan, N., Gilfoyle, G. P., Giovanetti, K. L., Girod, F. X., Goetz, J. T., Gohn, W., Golovatch, E., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guler, N., Guo, L., Gyurjyan, V., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hanretty, C., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Ishkhanov, B. S., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Khetarpal, P., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, A., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Kuleshov, S. V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Mao, Y., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Mokeev, V., Munevar, E., Nadel-Turonski, P., Ni, A., Niculescu, G., Ostrovidov, A. I., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L., Paremuzyan, R., Park, S., Pasyuk, E., Anefalos Pereira, S., Phelps, E., Pogorelko, O., Pozdniakov, S., Price, J. W., Procureur, S., Protopopescu, D., Raue, B. A., Ricco, G., Rimal, D., Ripani, M., Ritchie, B. G., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Saini, M. S., Salgado, C., Schott, D., Schumacher, R. A., Seder, E., Seraydaryan, H., Sharabian, Y. G., Smith, G. D., Sober, D. I., Stepanyan, S. S., Strauch, S., Taiuti, M., Tang, W., Taylor, C. E., Tedeschi, D. J., Ungaro, M., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Weinstein, L. B., Weygand, D. P., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zana, L., and Zhao, B. Upper limits for the photoproduction cross section for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark state off the deuteron. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.015205.
Egiyan, H., Langheinrich, J., Gothe, R. W., Graham, L., Holtrop, M., Lu, H., Mattione, P., Mutchler, G., Park, K., Smith, E. S., Stepanyan, S., Zhao, Z. W., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Anghinolfi, M., Baghdasaryan, H., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Bennett, R. P., Biselli, A. S., Bookwalter, C., Branford, D., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Celentano, A., Chandavar, S., Contalbrigo, M., D’Angelo, A., Daniel, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., De Sanctis, E., Deur, A., Dey, B., Dickson, R., Djalali, C., Doughty, D., Dupre, R., El Alaoui, A., El Fassi, L., Eugenio, P., Fedotov, G., Fegan, S., Fradi, A., Gabrielyan, M. Y., Gevorgyan, N., Gilfoyle, G. P., Giovanetti, K. L., Girod, F. X., Goetz, J. T., Gohn, W., Golovatch, E., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guler, N., Guo, L., Gyurjyan, V., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hanretty, C., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Ishkhanov, B. S., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Khetarpal, P., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, A., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Kuleshov, S. V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Mao, Y., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Mokeev, V., Munevar, E., Nadel-Turonski, P., Ni, A., Niculescu, G., Ostrovidov, A. I., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L., Paremuzyan, R., Park, S., Pasyuk, E., Anefalos Pereira, S., Phelps, E., Pogorelko, O., Pozdniakov, S., Price, J. W., Procureur, S., Protopopescu, D., Raue, B. A., Ricco, G., Rimal, D., Ripani, M., Ritchie, B. G., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Saini, M. S., Salgado, C., Schott, D., Schumacher, R. A., Seder, E., Seraydaryan, H., Sharabian, Y. G., Smith, G. D., Sober, D. I., Stepanyan, S. S., Strauch, S., Taiuti, M., Tang, W., Taylor, C. E., Tedeschi, D. J., Ungaro, M., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Weinstein, L. B., Weygand, D. P., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zana, L., & Zhao, B. Upper limits for the photoproduction cross section for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark state off the deuteron. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.015205
Egiyan, H., Langheinrich, J., Gothe, R. W., Graham, L., Holtrop, M., Lu, H., Mattione, P., Mutchler, G., Park, K., Smith, E. S., Stepanyan, S., Zhao, Z. W., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Anghinolfi, M., Baghdasaryan, H., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Bennett, R. P., Biselli, A. S., Bookwalter, C., Branford, D., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Celentano, A., Chandavar, S., Contalbrigo, M., D’Angelo, A., Daniel, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., De Sanctis, E., Deur, A., Dey, B., Dickson, R., Djalali, C., Doughty, D., Dupre, R., El Alaoui, A., El Fassi, L., Eugenio, P., Fedotov, G., Fegan, S., Fradi, A., Gabrielyan, M. Y., Gevorgyan, N., Gilfoyle, G. P., Giovanetti, K. L., Girod, F. X., Goetz, J. T., Gohn, W., Golovatch, E., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guler, N., Guo, L., Gyurjyan, V., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hanretty, C., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Ishkhanov, B. S., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Khetarpal, P., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, A., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Kuleshov, S. V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Mao, Y., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Mokeev, V., Munevar, E., Nadel-Turonski, P., Ni, A., Niculescu, G., Ostrovidov, A. I., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L., Paremuzyan, R., Park, S., Pasyuk, E., Anefalos Pereira, S., Phelps, E., Pogorelko, O., Pozdniakov, S., Price, J. W., Procureur, S., Protopopescu, D., Raue, B. A., Ricco, G., Rimal, D., Ripani, M., Ritchie, B. G., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Saini, M. S., Salgado, C., Schott, D., Schumacher, R. A., Seder, E., Seraydaryan, H., Sharabian, Y. G., Smith, G. D., Sober, D. I., Stepanyan, S. S., Strauch, S., Taiuti, M., Tang, W., Taylor, C. E., Tedeschi, D. J., Ungaro, M., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Weinstein, L. B., Weygand, D. P., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zana, L., and Zhao, B. Mon . "Upper limits for the photoproduction cross section for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark state off the deuteron". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.015205.
@article{osti_1099072,
title = {Upper limits for the photoproduction cross section for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark state off the deuteron},
author = {Egiyan, H. and Langheinrich, J. and Gothe, R. W. and Graham, L. and Holtrop, M. and Lu, H. and Mattione, P. and Mutchler, G. and Park, K. and Smith, E. S. and Stepanyan, S. and Zhao, Z. W. and Adhikari, K. P. and Aghasyan, M. and Anghinolfi, M. and Baghdasaryan, H. and Ball, J. and Baltzell, N. A. and Battaglieri, M. and Bedlinskiy, I. and Bennett, R. P. and Biselli, A. S. and Bookwalter, C. and Branford, D. and Briscoe, W. J. and Brooks, W. K. and Burkert, V. D. and Carman, D. S. and Celentano, A. and Chandavar, S. and Contalbrigo, M. and D’Angelo, A. and Daniel, A. and Dashyan, N. and De Vita, R. and De Sanctis, E. and Deur, A. and Dey, B. and Dickson, R. and Djalali, C. and Doughty, D. and Dupre, R. and El Alaoui, A. and El Fassi, L. and Eugenio, P. and Fedotov, G. and Fegan, S. and Fradi, A. and Gabrielyan, M. Y. and Gevorgyan, N. and Gilfoyle, G. P. and Giovanetti, K. L. and Girod, F. X. and Goetz, J. T. and Gohn, W. and Golovatch, E. and Griffioen, K. A. and Guidal, M. and Guler, N. and Guo, L. and Gyurjyan, V. and Hafidi, K. and Hakobyan, H. and Hanretty, C. and Heddle, D. and Hicks, K. and Ilieva, Y. and Ireland, D. G. and Ishkhanov, B. S. and Jo, H. S. and Joo, K. and Khetarpal, P. and Kim, A. and Kim, W. and Klein, A. and Klein, F. J. and Kubarovsky, V. and Kuleshov, S. V. and Livingston, K. and MacGregor, I. J. D. and Mao, Y. and Mayer, M. and McKinnon, B. and Mokeev, V. and Munevar, E. and Nadel-Turonski, P. and Ni, A. and Niculescu, G. and Ostrovidov, A. I. and Paolone, M. and Pappalardo, L. and Paremuzyan, R. and Park, S. and Pasyuk, E. and Anefalos Pereira, S. and Phelps, E. and Pogorelko, O. and Pozdniakov, S. and Price, J. W. and Procureur, S. and Protopopescu, D. and Raue, B. A. and Ricco, G. and Rimal, D. and Ripani, M. and Ritchie, B. G. and Rosner, G. and Rossi, P. and Sabatié, F. and Saini, M. S. and Salgado, C. and Schott, D. and Schumacher, R. A. and Seder, E. and Seraydaryan, H. and Sharabian, Y. G. and Smith, G. D. and Sober, D. I. and Stepanyan, S. S. and Strauch, S. and Taiuti, M. and Tang, W. and Taylor, C. E. and Tedeschi, D. J. and Ungaro, M. and Voutier, E. and Watts, D. P. and Weinstein, L. B. and Weygand, D. P. and Wood, M. H. and Zachariou, N. and Zana, L. and Zhao, B.},
abstractNote = {We searched for the Φ⁻⁻(1860) pentaquark in the photoproduction process off the deuteron in the Ξ⁻π⁻-decay channel using CLAS. The invariant-mass spectrum of the Ξ⁻π⁻ system does not indicate any statistically significant enhancement near the reported mass M=1.860 GeV. The statistical analysis of the sideband-subtracted mass spectrum yields a 90%-confidence-level upper limit of 0.7 nb for the photoproduction cross section of Φ⁻⁻(1860) with a consecutive decay intoΞ⁻π⁻ in the photon-energy range 4.5GeVγ<5.5GeV.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.85.015205},
journal = {Physical Review. C. Nuclear Physics},
number = 1,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Mon Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}

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