Chiral dynamics of the $Λ(1520)$ in coupled channels tested in the $K^-p\toππΛ$ reaction

Abstract

The $Λ(1520)$ resonance is generated dynamically in a unitary coupled channel framework with the $πΣ^*$ and $KΞ^*$ channels in s-wave and $πΣ$ and $\bar K N$ channels in d-wave. The dynamics of this resonance close to and above threshold is then tested through the reactions $K^-p\toππΛ$ and a good agreement with the experimentally measured cross section is observed.

Talk given at the Particle and Nuclei International Conference (PANIC 2005), 24-28 October 2005, Santa Fe, NM