Evidence for an exotic S=-2, Q=-2 baryon resonance in proton-proton collisions at the CERN SPS

Christopher Alt, Tome Antičić, B. Baatar, Daniel Barna, Jerzy Bartke, Latchezar Betev, Helena Białkowska, Anja Billmeier, Christoph Blume, Bożena Boimska, Michiel Botje, Juraj Bracinik, Roland Bramm, René Brun, Predrag Bunčić, Vladimír Černý, Panagiotis Christakoglou, Ondrej Chvala, John G. Cramer, Péter Csató, Nikolay Darmenov, Anton Dimitrov, Peter Dinkelaker, Volker Eckardt, Gerassimos Farantatos, Peter Filip, Dominik Bernhard Flierl, Zoltán Fodor, Panagiota Foka, Peter Freund, Volker Friese, József Gál, Marek Gaździcki, George Georgopoulos, Ewa Gładysz-Dziaduś, Sándor Hegyi, Claudia Höhne, Krešo Kadija, Alexandre Karev, Stefan Kniege, Vadim I. Kolesnikov, Thorsten Kollegger, Robert Korus, Marek Kowalski, Ingrid Kraus, Michal Kreps, Marco van Leeuwen, Péter Lévai, Leandr Litov, Martin Makariev, Aleksandr I. Malakhov, Christina Markert, Matej D. Mateev, Bill W. Mayes, Georgy L. Melkumov, Christine Meurer, André Mischke, Michael Kosta Mitrovski, József Molnár, Stanislaw Mrówczyński, Gabriella Pálla, Apostolos D. Panagiotou, Dobromir Panayotov, Katarzyna Perl, Athanasios Petridis, Miroslav Pikna, Lawrence Pinsky, Falk Pühlhofer, Jeffrey G. Reid, Rainer Arno Ernst Renfordt, Waldemar Retyk, Christof Roland, Gunther Roland, Maciej Rybczyński, Andrzej Rybicki, Andres Sandoval, Hans Sann, Norbert Schmitz, Peter Seyboth, Ferenc Siklér, Branislav Sitar, Ewa Skrzypczak, Grzegorz Stefanek, Reinhard Stock, Herbert Ströbele, Tatjana Šuša, Imre Szentpétery, János Sziklai, Thomas A. Trainor, Dezsö Varga, Maria Vassiliou, Gábor I. Veres, György Vesztergombi, Danilo Vranić, Alexander Albert Wetzler, Zbigniew Włodarczyk, In-Kwon Yoo, Jacek Zaranek, József Zimanyi

  • Results of resonance searches in the Xi - pi -, Xi - pi +, Xi -bar+ pi -, and Xi -bar+ pi + invariant mass spectra in proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=17.2 GeV are presented. Evidence is shown for the existence of a narrow Xi - pi - baryon resonance with mass of 1.862±0.002 GeV/c2 and width below the detector resolution of about 0.018 GeV/c2. The significance is estimated to be above 4.2 sigma . This state is a candidate for the hypothetical exotic Xi --3/2 baryon with S=-2, I=3 / 2, and a quark content of (dsdsu-bar). At the same mass, a peak is observed in the Xi - pi + spectrum which is a candidate for the Xi 03/2 member of this isospin quartet with a quark content of (dsusd-bar). The corresponding antibaryon spectra also show enhancements at the same invariant mass.

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Author:Christopher Alt, Tome AntičićORCiD, B. Baatar, Daniel BarnaORCiD, Jerzy BartkeGND, Latchezar BetevORCiDGND, Helena BiałkowskaORCiD, Anja BillmeierGND, Christoph BlumeORCiDGND, Bożena BoimskaORCiD, Michiel BotjeORCiD, Juraj BracinikORCiD, Roland BrammGND, René BrunGND, Predrag Bunčić, Vladimír Černý, Panagiotis ChristakoglouORCiD, Ondrej ChvalaORCiD, John G. CramerGND, Péter Csató, Nikolay Darmenov, Anton Dimitrov, Peter DinkelakerGND, Volker Eckardt, Gerassimos Farantatos, Peter FilipORCiD, Dominik Bernhard FlierlGND, Zoltán FodorGND, Panagiota FokaORCiD, Peter Freund, Volker FrieseORCiDGND, József Gál, Marek GaździckiORCiD, George Georgopoulos, Ewa Gładysz-DziaduśORCiD, Sándor Hegyi, Claudia HöhneGND, Krešo Kadija, Alexandre Karev, Stefan KniegeGND, Vadim I. KolesnikovORCiD, Thorsten KolleggerORCiDGND, Robert Korus, Marek Kowalski, Ingrid KrausGND, Michal KrepsORCiD, Marco van LeeuwenORCiDGND, Péter LévaiGND, Leandr LitovORCiD, Martin MakarievORCiD, Aleksandr I. MalakhovGND, Christina MarkertORCiDGND, Matej D. MateevGND, Bill W. Mayes, Georgy L. Melkumov, Christine MeurerGND, André MischkeORCiD, Michael Kosta MitrovskiGND, József Molnár, Stanislaw MrówczyńskiORCiD, Gabriella Pálla, Apostolos D. Panagiotou, Dobromir PanayotovORCiD, Katarzyna Perl, Athanasios PetridisORCiD, Miroslav Pikna, Lawrence PinskyORCiD, Falk PühlhoferGND, Jeffrey G. Reid, Rainer Arno Ernst Renfordt, Waldemar Retyk, Christof RolandORCiDGND, Gunther RolandGND, Maciej RybczyńskiORCiD, Andrzej RybickiORCiD, Andres SandovalORCiD, Hans Sann, Norbert SchmitzGND, Peter SeybothORCiDGND, Ferenc SiklérORCiD, Branislav Sitar, Ewa Skrzypczak, Grzegorz StefanekORCiD, Reinhard StockGND, Herbert Ströbele, Tatjana ŠušaORCiD, Imre Szentpétery, János SziklaiORCiD, Thomas A. TrainorORCiD, Dezsö VargaORCiDGND, Maria VassiliouORCiD, Gábor I. VeresORCiD, György Vesztergombi, Danilo VranićGND, Alexander Albert WetzlerGND, Zbigniew WłodarczykORCiD, In-Kwon YooORCiDGND, Jacek ZaranekGND, József Zimanyi
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-19188
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.042003
Publisher:American Physical Society
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2004
Year of first Publication:2004
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Creating Corporation:NA49 Collaboration
Release Date:2005/10/14
Volume:92.2004
Issue:042003
Page Number:5
Source:Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 042003 (2004), ©2004 The American Physical Society, http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v92/e042003
HeBIS-PPN:191521574
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
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