CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland;Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract:
The backward production of the B(1235) meson is studied in the reaction K?p→Σ?π+ω. This reaction is observed in the final state Σ?π+π+π?π0. A π+ω mass enhancement is visible in the region of the B meson for events with small |u|K? →Σ?) squared four-momentum transfer. The properties of the enhancement agree with those of the B meson. The cross section for K?p→Σ?B+ at incident K? momentum is (3.2 ± 0.5) μb. The backward production of the B meson is compared with similar baryon exchange productions of the A1 and C(Q1) axial vector mesons observed in the same experiment.