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Resonance Structure in the $\gamma\gamma$ Invariant Mass Spectrum in $p$C- and $d$C-Interactions

Nuclear Experiment 2009-11-06 v5

Abstract

Along with π0\pi^0 and η\eta mesons, a resonance structure in the invariant mass spectrum of two photons at Mγγ=360±7±9M_{\gamma\gamma}= 360 \pm 7 \pm 9 MeV is observed in the reaction dCγ+γ+Xd C\to\gamma + \gamma +X at momentum 2.75 GeV/c per nucleon. Estimates of its width and production cross section are Γ=63.7±17.8\Gamma = 63.7 \pm 17.8 MeV and σγγ=98±2467+93μb\sigma_{\gamma\gamma}=98\pm24^{+93}_{-67} {\rm \mu b}, respectively. The collected statistics amount to 2339±3402339 \pm 340 events of 1.51061.5\cdot 10^6 triggered interactions of a total number 1012\sim 10^{12} of ddC-interactions. This resonance structure is not observed in ppC collisions at the beam momentum 5.5 GeV/c. Possible mechanisms of this ABC-like effect are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0806.2790,
  title  = {Resonance Structure in the $\gamma\gamma$ Invariant Mass Spectrum in $p$C- and $d$C-Interactions},
  author = {Kh. U. Abraamyan and M. I. Baznat and A. V. Friesen and K. K. Gudima and M. A. Kozhin and S. A. Lebedev and M. A. Nazarenko and S. A. Nikitin and G. A. Ososkov and S. G. Reznikov and A. N. Sissakian and A. S. Sorin and V. D. Toneev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.2790},
  year   = {2009}
}