Meson spectroscopy with unitary coupled-channels model Satoshi Nakamura Excited Baryon Analysis Center (EBAC), JLab Collaborators : H. Kamano (RCNP), T.-S.H. Lee (ANL), T. Sato (Osaka U)
Why hadron spectroscopy ? J PC, spectrum, decay pattern key information Quark-gluon dynamics (QCD) in non-perturbative regime How Partial wave analysis (PWA) Data Reliable analysis tool needed !
Analysis of three-meson productions e.g., E852 (BNL) p p Chung et al., PRD 65, (2001) isobar model * subsystem forms a resonance * 3rd is a spectator
Question Unitarity ? Coupled-channels ?
3-body unitarity requires … Z-diagrams
Question to be addressed How 3-body unitarity makes a difference in extracting hadron properties from data ? Method 1. Construct a unitary and an isobar models 2. Fit them to the same Dalitz plot 3. Extract and compare M* properties from them (pole position, coupling strength to decay channels)
model Coupled-channels eq. for scattering (L, I ) Fitted to data
Coupling strength to decay channels Unitary model Isobar model
a 1 (1230) f 0 Coupling strength to decay channels W=1 GeV 2 (1670) f 2 Unitary Isobar [degree] W=1.66 GeV