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Observation of quasi two-body production in pion plus proton goes to neutron plus four charged pions at 8 geV/c

Wroblicka, William Thaddeus

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Title
Observation of quasi two-body production in pion plus proton goes to neutron plus four charged pions at 8 geV/c
Author(s)
Wroblicka, William Thaddeus
Issue Date
1980
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Eisenstein, Bob I.
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • quasi two-body production
  • pion plus proton
  • neutron +4 charged pions
  • liquid hydrogen
Language
en
Abstract
This thesis reports the first observation of quasi 2-body production in the backward reaction pi- P -> npi+pi+pi-pi-. Data were obtained using an 8 GeV/a pion beam incident on a liquid hydrogen target inside the University of Illinois/Argonne National Laboratory streamer chamber. The chamber was triggered by the interaction of a fast, forward neutral hadron in thick plate optical spark chambers. Total backward cross sections are derived for the processes pi-P -> N*o (1520)+p°/f°, N*o (1670)+po/fo I delta° (1890)+p°/f° I and delta-(1236)+A2+. Evidence for a narrow Ai resonance is not seen. Corrections for losses due to finite acceptance are made using Monte Carlo techniques based on a simple baryon exchange model. Comparison is made to another experiment regarding the energy dependence of certain cross sections and a simple power law behavior is observed.
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1980 William Thaddeus Wroblicka

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