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Sequential single pion production explaining the dibaryon "$d^*(2380)$" peak

Nuclear Theory 2023-03-10 v5 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We study the two step sequential one pion production mechanism, np(I=0)πppnp(I=0)\to \pi^-pp, followed by the fusion reaction ppπ+dpp\to \pi^+d, in order to describe the npπ+πdnp\to \pi^+\pi^-d reaction with π+π\pi^+\pi^- in I=0I=0, where a narrow peak, so far identified with a "d(2380)d(2380)" dibaryon, has been observed. We find that the second step ppπ+dpp\to \pi^+d is driven by a triangle singularity that determines the position of the peak of the reaction and the large strength of the cross section. The combined cross section of these two mechanisms produce a narrow peak with the position, width and strength compatible with the experimental observation within the approximations done. This novel interpretation of the peak without invoking a dibaryon explains why the peak is not observed in other reactions where it has been searched for.

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@article{arxiv.2102.05575,
  title  = {Sequential single pion production explaining the dibaryon "$d^*(2380)$" peak},
  author = {R. Molina and N. Ikeno and E. Oset},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.05575},
  year   = {2023}
}

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6 pages, 2 figures, 1 table

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