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INTERPRETATION OF THE BERKELEY ANOMALY IN HIGH-ENERGY p-d COLLISIONS

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Letters
An explanation of the peak in the momentum spectrum of the final nucleus (He/sup 3/ or T) observed in Berkeley experiments on double-pion production in p- d collisions at a momentum corresponding to a total energy of approximately 310 Mev of the two pions is offered in which the statistical method is generalized to allow for p-wave scattering between the finalstate pions. The scattering length is chosen to give a production cross section maximum at about 300-Mev two-pion energy and found to be approximately 2.5 pion Compton wavelengths. It is concluded that it is not necessary to postulate a resonance to explain the Berkeley bumps. The possibility of a two-meson bound state is discussed. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-006678
OSTI ID:
4126487
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Letters, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Letters Vol. Vol: 5
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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