Exclusive Measurements of $pd\to ^3He ππ$ : the $ABC$ Effect Revisited

Abstract

Exclusive measurements of the reactions $pd\to$ $^3He π^+ π^-$ and $pd\to$ $^3He π^0π^0$ have been carried out at $T_p=0.895$ GeV at the CELSIUS storage ring using the WASA detector. The $π^+π^-$ channel evidences a pronounced enhancement at low invariant $ππ$ masses - as anticipated from previous inclusive measurements of the ABC effect. This enhancement is seen to be even much larger in the isoscalar $π^0π^0$ channel. The differential distributions prove this enhancement to be of scalar-isoscalar nature. $ΔΔ$ calculations give a good description of the data, if a boundstate condition is imposed for the intermediate $ΔΔ$ system.

extended version, 8 pages, 7 figures, theoretical model calculations added