Forward analysis of πN scattering with an expansion method

The π N forward-scattering data are analyzed using an expansion method, where the invariant amplitudes are represented by expansions satisfying the forward dispersion relations. The experimental errors of the data are taken into account through the covariance matrix of the coefficients of the expansions in a careful error analysis. From the results, some coefficients, c _n0 ^± , of the subthreshold expansions have been calculated with proper error bars.     

Forward dispersion relations and Roy equations in <Emphasis Type="Italic">ππ</Emphasis> scattering

We first review the results of an analysis of ππ interactions in S, P and D waves for the two-pion effective mass from threshold to about 1.4GeV. In particular, we show a recent improvement of this analysis above the Kˉ threshold using more data for phase shifts and including the S0-wave inelasticity from ππ→Kˉ. In addition, we have improved the fit to the f ₂(1270)-resonance and used a more flexible P-wave parametrization above the Kˉ threshold and included an estimation of the D2-wave inelasticity. The better accuracy thus achieved also required a refinement of the Regge analysis above 1.42GeV. Finally, in this work we check that the ππ scattering amplitudes obtained in this approach satisfy remarkably well forward dispersion relations and Roy's equations.     

Pionic charge exchange on the proton from 40 to 250 MeV

The total cross sections for pionic charge exchange on hydrogen were measured using a transmission technique on thin CH₂ and C targets. Data were taken for π⁻${\pi }^{-}$ lab energies from 39 to 247 MeV with total errors of typically 2% over the Δ-resonance and up to 10% at the lowest energies. Deviations from the predictions of the SAID phase shift analysis in the 60–80 MeV region are interpreted as evidence for isospin-symmetry breaking in the s-wave amplitudes. The charge dependence of the Δ-resonance properties appears to be smaller than previously reported.     

Mesons in the Constituent Quark Model

The quark-antiquark （q^-q） spectrum is studied by solving the Schrōdinger equation in the framework of nonrelativistic constituent quark model. An overall good fit to the experimental data of meson is obtained. The interactions between quark and antiquark consist of quadratic colour confinement-exchange, one-gluon-exchange, and Goldstone-boson-exchange potentials.     

Kaonic Nuclear Cluster Kpp in Quark Delocalization Colour Screening Model

The quark-delocalization colour-screening model is employed to study the kaonic nuclear cluster K-pp system. The calculation shows that there is a strong effective attraction between kaon and protons. The bound state can be formed and the binding energy is estimated to be about 80 MeV, and the space configuration is a symmetrical linear triatomic molecule with radius 1.15 fm. The results also show that the quark delocalization is responsible for the strong attraction in the system and the colour screening adds a little attraction in this case.     

Dispersive Contribution of ρ(1450,1700) Decays and X(1576)

We study whether the broad enhancement X（1576） arises from the final state interaction （FSI） of p（1450, 1700）→p^＋ p^- →K^＋ K^-decay,Both the absorptive and dispersive contributions of the above amplitudes are considered since the intermediate states are very close to p（1450, 1700）. AThe same mechanism leads to a similar enhancement around 1580 MeV in the π^＋ π^- specturm in the J/ψ →π^0 π^＋ π^- channel, which can be used to test whether X（1576） can be ascribed to the FSI effect ofp（1450, 1700） → p^＋ p^-.     

On the possibility of f 0 observation in low energy pp collisions

Within the meson-exchange model we calculate f ₀-meson production cross section in πN and NN reactions and investigate the possibility for f ₀ observation via the KˉK decay mode in pp collisions. Our studies indicate that an extraction of the f ₀ signal is unlikely due to the large background from other reaction channels. Received: 14 October 1998 / Revised version: 17 November 1998     

Search for d' in pion inclusive spectra from pp-interactions

We report on our measurement of the inclusive spectrum of positive pions from the reaction pp→π⁺+X on a CH ₂ internal target of the ITEP proton synchrotron at 1.5 GeV/c with a missing mass resolution of about 1 MeV/c². The goal of our experiment was the search for the hypothetical narrow πNN resonance (0.5\ MeV/c² width and a mass of 2.06\ GeV/c²) with I(J ^P P)=even(0⁻), called d′. We do not see any statistically significant d′-signal. The upper limit for d′ production cross-section in pp-interactions is near 2μb at 84%C.L. Received: 5 November 1997     

Isospin breaking in the pion–nucleon scattering lengths

We analyze isospin breaking through quark mass differences and virtual photons in the pion–nucleon scattering lengths in all physical channels in the framework of covariant baryon chiral perturbation theory.     

Comparative Regge analysis of Λ,ΣΛ(1520) and Θ<Superscript>+</Superscript> production in γp,πp and pp reactions

Using the Quark-Gluon Strings Model --combined with Regge phenomenology-- we perform a comparative analysis of Λ, Σ⁰, Λ(1520) and Θ⁺ production in binary reactions induced by photon, pion and proton beams on the nucleon. We find that the existing experimental data on the γp↦K⁺Λ differential and total cross-sections can be described very well by the model for photon energies 1-16 GeV and - t < 2 GeV² assuming a dominant contribution of the K^* Regge trajectory. Moreover, using the same parameters we also reproduce the total γp↦K⁺Σ⁰ and γp↦K⁺Λ(1520) cross-sections suggesting a “universality” of the Regge model. In order to check the consistency of the approach we evaluate the differential and total cross-sections for the reaction π^-p↦K⁰Λ which is also found to be dominated by the K^* Regge trajectory. Using the apparent “universality” of the Regge model we extend our scheme to the analysis of the binary reactions γp↦¯⁰Θ⁺, π^-p↦K^-Θ⁺ and pp↦Σ⁺Θ⁺ as well as the exclusive and inclusive Θ⁺ production in the reactions pp↦p¯⁰Θ⁺ and pp↦Θ⁺X. Our detailed studies demonstrate that Θ⁺ production does not follow the “universality” principle, thus suggesting an essentially different internal structure of the exotic baryon relative to conventional hyperons or hyperon resonances.     

Effect of Hidden Colour Channel on H Particle in Chiral Quark Model

The structure of the H particle is studied in the framework of chiral quark model by solving the resonating group equation of coupled-channel. Four physical channels and eleven hidden colour channels are taken into account. Hidden colour channel coupling is found to cause an obvious decrease of eigenenergy of the H particle （about IO MeV）. The most favourable hidden colour channel of the H particle is given.     

Vertex form factors of the rho-meson nucleon interaction at low momentum transfer

We calculated the one pion loop contributions to the form factors of the rho-nucleon interaction within a field theoretical model using effective Lagrangians. The results show that the tensor interaction is likely to be described well within such an approach. We obtain a magnetic coupling in the range of 3.5–7.1 atQ ²=0, depending on the choice of pion-nucleon form factor and a dipole form for theQ ² dependence tensor form factor with a scale of roughly 900 MeV for space-like momentum transfer. The results agree with the findings of the recent analysis of thep-N interaction and support a small scale parameter (0.5 GeV) for the pion-nucleon form factor.This work is supported by BMFT (06BO7027) and COSY-KFA Jülich (41140512)     

N ¯N S-Wave Elastic Cross Section and Possible Bound States in a Constituent Quark Model

In the framework of a chiral constituent quark model, considering the contributions of π annihilation and one-gluon annihilation, the proton--antiproton s-wave elastic scattering cross section experimental data can bereproduced by adjusting properly one-gluon annihilation coupling constant. After fixing the model parameters, we perform a dynamical calculation for all possible s-wave nucleon--antinucleon states. The results show that there is no s-wave bound state as indicated by a strong enhancement at threshold of p¯p in J/Ψ and B decay.     

Pion Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions in the 1 A GeV Region

Within the framework of the improved isospin dependent quantum molecular dynamics （ImIQMD） model, pion emission in heavy-ion collisions in the region 1 A GeV is investigated systematically, in which the pion is considered to be mainly produced by the decay of resonances △（1232） and N^＊（1440）. The in-medium dependence and Coulomb effects of pion production are included in the calculation. Total pion multiplicity and π^-/π^＋ yields are calculated for the reaction ^197Au＋^197Au in central collisions for selected Skyrme parameters SkP, SLy6, Ska, SⅢ and compared with the measured data of the FOPI collaboration.     

Nuclear -K Bound States in 4He and 3He

We construct a phenomenologica/KN interaction which reproduces the two resonances： the energy of the first resonance is 1420MeV and the other is 1392MeV. The A（1405） is found by a superposition of the two reso- nances with appropriate weights. Within the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock theory, we have studied K- - 3He（T = 0） and K- - 4He（T = 1/2）. The binding energy BK- is 93MeV（72MeV） and the width F is 13 MeV（25 MeV） for K- - 3He（T =0） （ K- - 4He（T = 1/2））.     

Yukawa model on a lattice: Two-body states

We present some Quantum Field Theory (QFT) results concerning the Yukawa model, solved non-perturbatively with the help of lattice techniques. In particular we focus on the possibility of generating a two-nucleon bound state, as compared to the non-relativistic limit of the same model. Preliminary results show the appearance of zero modes of the Dirac operator. They limit the numerical solution of the model to values of the coupling constant which are too small to allow binding of the two-nucleon system.     

Chiral dynamics and the reactions pp↦dK+ and pp↦dπ+η

We perform a study of the final-state interactions of the K ⁺ and the d systems in the reactions pp↦dK ⁺ and pp↦dπ⁺η. Since the two-meson system couples strongly to the a ₀(980) resonance, these reactions are expected to be an additional source of information about the controversial scalar sector. We also show that these reactions present peculiar features which can shed additional light on the much debated meson-baryon scalar sector with strangeness -1. We deduce the general structure of the amplitudes close to the dK ⁺ threshold, allowing for primary K ⁺ as well as π⁺η production with the two mesons in relative S- or P-wave. The interactions of the mesons are accounted for by using chiral unitary techniques, which generate dynamically the a ₀(980) resonance, and the d interaction is also taken into account. General formulae are derived that allow to incorporate the final-state interactions in these systems for any model of the production mechanism. We illustrate this approach by considering two specific production mechanisms based on three flavor meson-baryon chiral perturbation theory. It is demonstrated that in this scenario the d interactions are very important and can change the cross-section by as much as one order of magnitude. The amount of π⁺ηversus K ⁺ production is shown to depend critically on the primary mixture of the two mechanisms, with large interference effects due to final-state interactions. These effects are also shown to occur in the event distributions of invariant masses which are drastically modified by the final-state interactions of the two-meson or the d system. Received: 28 September 2001 / Accepted: 26 November 2001     

Proton–proton bremsstrahlung towards the elastic limit at 190 MeV incident beam energy

A series of nucleon–nucleon bremsstrahlung (NNγ) experiments at 190 MeV incident beam energy have been performed at KVI in order to gain more insight into the dynamics governing the bremsstrahlung reaction. After initial measurements wherein the bremsstrahlung process was studied far away from the elastic limit, a new study was used to probe the process nearer to the elastic limit by measuring at lower photon energies. Measured cross sections and analyzing powers are compared with the predictions of a microscopic model and those of two soft-photon models. The theoretical calculations overestimate the data by up to ≈30%, for some kinematics.