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Systematics of Exotic Cascade Decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

Theoretical considerations prompted by discovery of the exotic Theta(uudds*) baryon led us to propose a dynamical picture emphasizing the role of diquark correlations, which are also useful in elucidating other aspects of low-energy QCD. A notable prediction of this picture is the existence of new exotic and non-exotic S=-2 ``cascade'' baryons with specific, characteristic properties. We argue here that recent observations by the NA49 collaboration are broadly consistent with our predictions, and propose further tests.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0312369,
  title  = {Systematics of Exotic Cascade Decays},
  author = {Robert Jaffe and Frank Wilczek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0312369},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, no figures, discussion of mass formula significantly enhanced; minor stylistic changes and references added