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Observation of an exotic S = +1 baryon in exclusive photoproduction from the deuteron
Physical Review Letters
  • S. Stepanyan
  • Angela Biselli, Fairfield University
  • CLAS Collaboration, CLAS Collaboration
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Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract

In an exclusive measurement of the reaction γd→K+K−pn, a narrow peak that can be attributed to an exotic baryon with strangeness S=+1 is seen in the K+n invariant mass spectrum. The peak is at 1.542±0.005  GeV/c2 with a measured width of 0.021  GeV/c2 FWHM, which is largely determined by experimental mass resolution. The statistical significance of the peak is (5.2±0.6)σ. The mass and width of the observed peak are consistent with recent reports of a narrow S=+1 baryon by other experimental groups.

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Copyright American Physical Society Publisher final version available at http://prl.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v91/i25/e252001
Published Citation
S. Stepanyan et al. [CLAS Collaboration], "Observation of an exotic S = +1 baryon in exclusive photoproduction from the deuteron", Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 252001 (2003) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.252001
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.252001
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Citation Information
S. Stepanyan, Angela Biselli and CLAS Collaboration. "Observation of an exotic S = +1 baryon in exclusive photoproduction from the deuteron" Physical Review Letters Vol. 91 (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/angela_biselli/98/