A. V. Kulik

Production of G(1590) and other mesons decaying into η pairs by 100 GeV/c π− on protons

Abstract New data on the scalar G(1590) meson which decays into ηη have been obtained in an experiment at the CERN SPS. η pairs are detected with the electromagnetic calorimeter GAMS both through their decay into 4γ and into 8γ. ϵ(1300), f(1270), f′(1525) as well as the spin-4 h(2030) mesons have also been observed to decay in the same mode. Their branching ratios have been evaluated. The presence of high-mass spin-0 and spin-2 structures is discussed.

Production of G(1590) in 300 GeV central

Abstract Significant production of G(1590), a scalar glueball candidate, is observed in a study of η pairs produced in π−N central collisions at 300 GeV/ c .

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The partial widths of η-meson decays η→2γ, η→3π0 and η→π0γγ have been measured in a high accuracy experiment made at the IHEP accelerator with the hodoscope electromagnetic spectrometer GAMS-2000. An upper limit has been determined for the 3γ channel. The Dalitz plot of the η decay into 3π0 shows that the matrix element does not depend on the pion energy.

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Summaryη′η pair production in the charge exchange reaction π−p→η′ηn has been observed and studied in a search for glueballs with the 38 GeV/c pion beam of the 70 GeV IHEP accelerator. The γ-rays from the decay η′η→4γ were detected with the hodoscope spectrometer GAMS-2000. The η′η events in the mass range from threshold up to 1.8 GeV are decays of the scalar G(1590)-meson which has been already observed in its ηη decay mode. The measured ratio of the partial widths of the G→η′η and the G → ηη decay channels is 2.7±0.8 in agreement with the value expected for glueballs.RiassuntoÈ stata osservata e studiata la produzione di coppie η′η nella reazione di scambio di carica π−p→η′ηn nella ricerca di sfere di gluoni con il fascio di pioni a 38 GeV/c dell’acceleratore IHEP a 70 GeV. I raggi gamma derivanti dal decadimento η′η→4γ sono stati rivelati con lo spettrometro odoscopico GAMS-2000. Gli eventi η′η nell’intervallo di massa dalla soglia fino a 1.8 GeV sono decadimenti del mesone scalare G(1590) che è stato già osservato nel suo modo di decadimento ηη. Il rapporto misurato delle ampiezze parziali dei canadi di decadimento G→η′η e G→ηη è 2.7 ± 0.8 in accordo con il valore atteso per le sfere di gluoni.РезумеНаблюдается и исследуется рождение η′η пар в реакции перезарядки π−p→η′ηn с целью поиска «глюболов», используя пионный пучок с импульсом 38 ГэB/c ускорителя 70 ГэB IHEP. γ-лучи из распада η′η→→4γ детектируются с помощью спектрометра GAMS-2000. η′η события в области масс от порога вплоть до 1.8 ГэB представляют распады скалярного G(1590)-мезона, который уже наблюдался в моде распада ηη. Измеренное отношение парциальных ширин каналов распадов G→η′η и G → ηη, составляет 2.8±0.8, что согласуется с ожидаемой величиной для «глюбола».

Neutral decays of the η-meson

Abstract 600 events of the rare electromagnetic decay η → μ + μ − γ have been detected. The branching ratio has been measured as BR( η → μ + μ − γ ) = (3.1 ± 0.4) × 10 −4 . The electromagnetic form factor of the η meson, F ( m μμ 2 ;0 ) = (1 − m μμ 2 / Λ 2 ) −1 , has been determined. Λ = (0.72 ± 0.09) GeV/ c 2 is in good agreement with the vector meson dominance model.

Study of π − p→η′ηn in a search for glueballs

The decay η′ → ηπ0π0 → 6γ has been measured accurately with the GAMS-2000 spectrometer in a high statistics experiment performed at the 70 GeV IHEP accelerator. The parameters of a linear matrix element have been obtained which show that it is practically constant, with a slight dependence on only one of the Dalitz variables.

Investigation of the electromagnetic structure of the η meson in the decay η → μ+μ−γ

Summaryη′η pair production in the charge exchange reaction π−p→η′ηn has been observed and studied in a search for glueballs with the 38 GeV/c pion beam of the 70 GeV IHEP accelerator. The γ-rays from the decay η′η→4γ were detected with the hodoscope spectrometer GAMS-2000. The η′η events in the mass range from threshold up to 1.8 GeV are decays of the scalar G(1590)-meson which has been already observed in its ηη decay mode. The measured ratio of the partial widths of the G→η′η and the G → ηη decay channels is 2.7±0.8 in agreement with the value expected for glueballs.RiassuntoÈ stata osservata e studiata la produzione di coppie η′η nella reazione di scambio di carica π−p→η′ηn nella ricerca di sfere di gluoni con il fascio di pioni a 38 GeV/c dell’acceleratore IHEP a 70 GeV. I raggi gamma derivanti dal decadimento η′η→4γ sono stati rivelati con lo spettrometro odoscopico GAMS-2000. Gli eventi η′η nell’intervallo di massa dalla soglia fino a 1.8 GeV sono decadimenti del mesone scalare G(1590) che è stato già osservato nel suo modo di decadimento ηη. Il rapporto misurato delle ampiezze parziali dei canadi di decadimento G→η′η e G→ηη è 2.7 ± 0.8 in accordo con il valore atteso per le sfere di gluoni.РезумеНаблюдается и исследуется рождение η′η пар в реакции перезарядки π−p→η′ηn с целью поиска «глюболов», используя пионный пучок с импульсом 38 ГэB/c ускорителя 70 ГэB IHEP. γ-лучи из распада η′η→→4γ детектируются с помощью спектрометра GAMS-2000. η′η события в области масс от порога вплоть до 1.8 ГэB представляют распады скалярного G(1590)-мезона, который уже наблюдался в моде распада ηη. Измеренное отношение парциальных ширин каналов распадов G→η′η и G → ηη, составляет 2.8±0.8, что согласуется с ожидаемой величиной для «глюбола».

Matrix element of the η′(958) → ηπ0π0 decay

Abstract A 208 channel hodoscope γ spectrometer, the cells of which are made of lead-glass, is described. This detector makes it possible to measure simultaneously the coordinates (with an accuracy of 1.5 mm), and energy (to a few percent) of a large number of gammas and to reconstruct the mass and momentum of the particles decaying into gammas. The characteristics of the spectrometer have been studied in an electron beam and also under the conditions of real experiments ( π 0 → 2 γ ).

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Abstract The π − p→ ωω n reaction has been further studied at 38 GeV/ c with increased statistics. The peak at 2 GeV that has been previously observed in the ωω mass spectrum is due to two resonances. The first one is a tensor meson with a mass of 1920 MeV. The second is f 4 (2050). The branching ratio BR [f 4 (2050)→ ωω ] = 0.26±0.06 has been measured.

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The partial widths of the η′(958) decays into 2γ, ωγ, 3π0 andηπ0π0 have been measured with the GAMS-2000 spectrometer at the 70 GeV IHEP accelerator. Upper limits for the η′ decays into 3γ, π0γγ, 2π0 and 4π0 have also been obtained. The slope of a linear matrix element for theG-parity violating decayη′→3π0 has been determined.