The pp → ppπ0π0 reaction and its limiting case, fusion to quasi-bound 2He, in search of the ABC effect

T. Skorodko*, M. Bashkanov, D. Bogoslowsky, H. Calén, H. Clement, E. Doroshkevich, C. Ekström, K. Fransson, L. Gustafsson, B. Höistad, G. Ivanov, M. Jacewicz, E. Jiganov, T. Johansson, S. Keleta, O. Khakimova, I. Koch, F. Kren, S. Kullander, A. KupśćA. Kuznetsov, P. Marciniewski, R. Meier, B. Morosov, C. Pauly, H. Petterson, Y. Petukhov, A. Povtorejko, A. Pricking, R. J.M.Y. Ruber, K. Schönning, W. Scobel, B. Shwartz, V. Sopov, J. Stepaniak, P. Thörngren-Engblom, V. Tikhomirov, A. Turwiecki, G. J. Wagner, M. Wolke, A. Yamamoto, J. Zabierowskf, J. Złomanćzuk

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Abstract

The π0π0 production in pp-collisions has been investigated in exclusive and kinematically complete measurements from threshold up to Tp = 1.4 GeV. For incident energies Tp > 1 GeV, i.e. in the region beyond the Roper excitation, the ΔΔ excitation process takes over. The data are well explained by the t-channel ΔΔ process dominated by pion exchange. There is no low-mass enhancement (ABC effect) in the π0π0-invariant mass distribution beyond that given by the conventional t-channel ΔΔ process. This is also true for the limiting case, where the protons are in the quasi-bound 2He state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)702-704
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics A
Volume26
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Feb 2011

Keywords

  • ΔΔ excitation
  • ABC effect
  • quasibound He
  • t-channel ΔΔ process

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