Exclusive photoproduction of the cascade (Ξ) hyperons

J. W. Price, B. M.K. Nefkens, J. L. Ducote, J. T. Goetz, G. Adams, P. Ambrozewicz, E. Anciant, M. Anghinolfi, B. Asavapibhop, G. Audit, T. Auger, H. Avakian, H. Bagdasaryan, J. P. Ball, S. Barrow, M. Battaglieri, K. Beard, M. Bektasoglu, M. Bellis, N. BenmounaB. L. Berman, N. Bianchi, A. S. Biselli, S. Boiarinov, S. Bouchigny, R. Bradford, D. Branford, W. J. Briscoe, W. K. Brooks, V. D. Burkert, C. Butuceanu, J. R. Calarco, D. S. Carman, B. Carnahan, C. Cetina, S. Chen, P. L. Cole, A. Coleman, J. Connelly, D. Cords, P. Corvisiero, D. Crabb, H. Crannell, J. P. Cummings, E. de Sanctis, R. DeVita, P. V. Degtyarenko, H. Denizli, L. Dennis, K. V. Dharmawardane, C. Djalali, G. E. Dodge, D. Doughty, P. Dragovitsch, M. Dugger, S. Dytman, O. P. Dzyubak, M. Eckhause, H. Egiyan, K. S. Egiyan, L. Elouadrhiri, A. Empl, P. Eugenio, L. Farhi, R. Fatemi, R. J. Feuerbach, T. A. Forest, V. Frolov, H. Funsten, S. J. Gaff, G. Gavalian, G. P. Gilfoyle, K. L. Giovanetti, C. I.O. Gordon, R. Gothe, K. Griffioen, M. Guidal, M. Guillo, N. Guler, L. Guo, V. Gyurjyan, C. Hadjidakis, R. S. Hakobyan, D. Hancock, J. Hardie, D. Heddle, F. W. Hersman, K. Hicks, I. Hleiqawi, M. Holtrop, J. Hu, C. E. Hyde-Wright, Y. Ilieva, D. Ireland, M. M. Ito, D. Jenkins, K. Joo, H. G. Juengst, J. H. Kelley, J. Kellie, M. Khandaker, K. Y. Kim, K. Kim, W. Kim, A. Klein, F. J. Klein, A. V. Klimenko, M. Klusman, M. Kossov, L. H. Kramer, Y. Kuang, V. Kubarovsky, S. E. Kuhn, J. Kuhn, J. Lachniet, J. M. Laget, J. Langheinrich, D. Lawrence, J. Li, K. Livingston, K. Lukashin, W. Major, J. J. Manak, C. Marchand, S. McAleer, J. W.C. McNabb, B. A. Mecking, J. J. Melone, M. D. Mestayer, C. A. Meyer, K. Mikhailov, M. Mirazita, R. Miskimen, L. Morand, S. A. Morrow, V. Muccifora, J. Mueller, G. S. Mutchler, J. Napolitano, R. Nasseripour, S. O. Nelson, S. Niccolai, G. Niculescu, I. Niculescu, B. B. Niczyporuk, R. A. Niyazov, M. Nozar, J. T. O'Brien, G. V. O'Rielly, M. Osipenko, A. Ostrovidov, K. Park, E. Pasyuk, G. Peterson, S. A. Philips, N. Pivnyuk, D. Pocanic, O. Pogorelko, E. Polli, S. Pozdniakov, B. M. Preedom, Y. Prok, D. Protopopescu, L. M. Qin, B. A. Raue, G. Riccardi, G. Ricco, M. Ripani, B. G. Ritchie, F. Ronchetti, G. Rosner, P. Rossi, D. Rowntree, P. D. Rubin, F. Sabatié, K. Sabourov, C. Salgado, J. P. Santoro, M. Sanzone-Arenhovel, V. Sapunenko, R. A. Schumacher, V. S. Serov, A. Shafi, Y. G. Sharabian, J. Shaw, S. Simionatto, A. V. Skabelin, E. S. Smith, T. Smith, L. C. Smith, D. I. Sober, M. Spraker, A. Stavinsky, S. Stepanyan, B. Stokes, P. Stoler, I. I. Strakovsky, S. Strauch, M. Taiuti, S. Taylor, D. J. Tedeschi, U. Thoma, R. Thompson, A. Tkabladze, L. Todor, C. Tur, M. Ungaro, M. F. Vineyard, A. V. Vlassov, K. Wang, L. B. Weinstein, H. Weller, D. P. Weygand, M. Williams, M. Witkowski, E. Wolin, M. H. Wood, A. Yegneswaran, J. Yun

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Abstract

We report on the first measurement of exclusive Ξ-(1321) hyperon photoproduction in γp→K+K+Ξ- for 3.2<Eγ<3.9 GeV. The final state is identified by the missing mass in p(γ,K+K+)X measured with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory. We have detected a significant number of the ground state Ξ-(1321)12+ and have estimated the total cross section for its production. We also have strong evidence for the first excited state Ξ-(1530)32+. Photoproduction provides a copious source of Ξ's. We discuss the possibilities of a search for the recently proposed Ξ5- and Ξ5+ pentaquarks.

Original languageEnglish
Article number058201
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume71
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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