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Extracting the rho-omega mixing amplitude from the pion form-factor

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We re-examine and extend a recent analysis which showed that the rho-omega mixing amplitude cannot be unambiguously extracted from the pion electromagnetic form-factor in a model independent way. In particular, we focus on the argument that the extraction is sensitive to the presence of any intrinsic omega_I -> 2pi coupling. Our extended analysis confirms the original conclusion, with only minor, quantitative differences. The extracted mixing amplitude is shown to be sensitive to both the intrinsic coupling omega_I -> 2pi and to the value assumed for the mass of the neutral rho meson.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9703248,
  title  = {Extracting the rho-omega mixing amplitude from the pion form-factor},
  author = {H. B. O'Connell and A. W. Thomas and A. G. Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9703248},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages, publication details added to title page