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The pentaquark in K-plus-d total cross section data

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v3

Abstract

An analysis of K+K^+-d total cross section data is undertaken to explore possible effects of the recently observed resonance in the S=+1 hadronic system with mass around 1.55 GeV. It is found that a structure corresponding to the resonance is visible in the data. The width consistent with the observed deviation from background is found to be 0.9±0.30.9\pm 0.3 MeV and the mass is 1.559±0.0031.559\pm 0.003 GeV/c2^2 for spin-parity \h+\h^+ and 1.547±0.0021.547\pm0.002\ GeV/c2^2 for \h\h^-. The errors are one standard deviation and statistical only. \

Cite

@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0405024,
  title  = {The pentaquark in K-plus-d total cross section data},
  author = {W. R. Gibbs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0405024},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

10 pages, 5 figures Replaced to correct references, add and correct text. No change in content. More discussion of errors, increased error on width, corrected one figure