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Evidence forf 2 (1720) production in the reaction pomeron-pomeron→π+π−π+π−

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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Data are presented on pomeron-pomeron interactions which produce a central π+π−π+π− system in proton-proton collisions at √s=62 GeV at the CERN Intersecting Storage Rings. A spin-parity analysis of the π+π−π+π− system shows evidence for the production of the statef 2 (1720) with decay to ρ0π+π−. Since pomeron-pomeron interactions are expected to favor the production of gluonic bound states, observation of thef 2 (1720) supports earlier interpretations of it as a glueball. In addition, enhancements near threshold give indication of the statef 2 (1270) decaying to ρ0ρ0 and the statef 0 (1400) decaying to ρ0π+π−.

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  1. T. Lohse

    Present address: CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland

  2. A. Breakstone

    Present address: University of Hawaii, USA

  3. H. Frehse

    Present address: CONVEX, Zürich, Switzerland

  4. W. Geist

    Present address: CRN Strasbourg, France

  5. M. Gorbics

    Present address: LeCroy Research Systems, Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA

  6. M. Heiden

    Present address: DEC, Kaufbeuren, Germany

  7. L. D. Isenhower

    Present address: Abilene Christian University, Texas, USA

  8. T. Nakada

    Present address: Paul Scherer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland

  9. M. Panter

    Present address: Max-Planck-Institute, Heidelberg, Germany

  10. M. Schmelling

    Present address: University of Mainz, Germany

  11. J. D. Skeens

    Present address: Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA

  12. R. Yeung

    Present address: CALTECH, Pasadena, California, USA

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  1. Ames Laboratory and Physics Department, Iowa State Univ., Ames, USA

    A. Breakstone, H. B. Crawley, A. Firestone, M. Gorbics, L. D. Isenhower, J. W. Lamsa, R. A. Leacock, W. T. Meyer & J. D. Skeens

  2. Istituto di Fisica dell'Università and INFN, Bologna, Italy

    R. Campanini, G. M. Dallavalle, M. M. Deninno, F. Fabbri, G. Giacomelli, F. Rimondi & G. P. Siroli

  3. CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland

    D. Drijard, H. G. Fischer, H. Frehse, W. Geist, M. Heiden, G. Mornacchi, M. Panter, O. Ullaland & R. Yeung

  4. Institut für Physik der Universität, Dortmund, Germany

    T. Lohse, R. Mankel, K. Rauschnabel, M. Schmelling & D. Wegener

  5. Institut für Hochenergiephysik, Heidelberg, Germany

    P. Hanke, W. Herr, E. E. Kluge, T. Nakada, A. Putzer & B. Rensch

  6. University and Institute for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland

    K. Doroba, R. Gokieli, R. Sosnowski & M. Szczekowski

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Breakstone, A., Campanini, R., Crawley, H.B. et al. Evidence forf 2 (1720) production in the reaction pomeron-pomeron→π+π−π+π− . Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 58, 251–256 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560342

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