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Evidence for a narrow baryonic state decaying to K0s-p and K0s-pbar in deep inelastic scattering at HERA

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A resonance search has been made in the K0s p and K0s pbar invariant-mass spectrum measured with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 121 pb-1. The search was performed in the central rapidity region of inclusive deep inelastic scattering at an ep centre-of-mass energy of 300-318 GeV for exchanged photon virtuality, Q2, above 1 GeV2. Recent results from fixed-target experiments give evidence for a narrow baryon resonance decaying to K+ n and K0s p, interpreted as a pentaquark. The results presented here support the existence of such state, with a mass of 1521.5+/-1.5(stat.)^{+2.8}_{-1.7}(syst.) MeV and a Gaussian width consistent with the experimental resolution of 2 MeV. The signal is visible at high Q2 and, for Q2>20 GeV2, contains 221+/-48 events. The probability of a similar signal anywhere in the range 1500-1560 MeV arising from fluctuations of the background is below 6x10^{-5}.

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Pentaquarks and Maxim V. Polyakov

hep-ph · 2024-11-20 · conditional · novelty 3.0

A review argues that Diakonov-Petrov-Polyakov's narrow-width Theta+ pentaquark prediction remains viable, identifying N*(1685) as the antidecuplet partner and citing LEPS/DIANA data as support.

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  • Pentaquarks and Maxim V. Polyakov hep-ph · 2024-11-20 · conditional · none · ref 22 · internal anchor

    A review argues that Diakonov-Petrov-Polyakov's narrow-width Theta+ pentaquark prediction remains viable, identifying N*(1685) as the antidecuplet partner and citing LEPS/DIANA data as support.