ON PION-P CHARGE EXCHANGE POLARIZATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A SECOND RHO-MESON,
Abstract
The pion-proton exchange (CEX) reaction, negative-pion + p to neutral-pion + n at high energies is a particularly simple reaction from the standpoint of Regge pole phenomenology because only the quantum numbers of the rho-meson may be exchanged in the crossed channel. It is known that a qualitative explanation of the polarization can be obtained by assuming that an extra term of the differential cross section is due to resonance exchange in the direct channel. Alternative explanations assume that the extra term arises from either a cut, or a second rho-meson, the rho'. A previous analysis (Phys. Rev. Letters v17 p834 1966) is extended to the more recent 11.2 GeV data and show that the quantitative agreement is improved by the introduction of the rho'. The growing evidence for the existence of a rho' is also reviewed. Consideration is given to the following three models: rho + resonances, rho + rho' + resonances, and rho + rho'; their agreement with experiment is compared. The prediction of the three models at different energies is also presented, thus providing an experimental test for distinguishing them.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0644646
Entities
People
- J. Beaupre
- L. Sertorio
- R. K. Logan
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign