Pentaquark states have been extensively investigated theoretically in the context of the constituent quark model. In this paper results of an experimental search for pentaquarks in the Ξ-π-, Ξ-π+, Ξ+ π- A nd Ξ+ π+ invariant mass spectra in proton-proton interactions at s=17.3 GeV are presented. Previous possible evidence from the NA49 collaboration of the existence of a narrow Ξ-π-baryon resonance in p+p interactions is not confirmed with almost 10 times greater event statistics. The search was performed using the NA61/SHINE detector which reuses the main components of the NA49 apparatus. No signal was observed with either the selection cuts of NA49 or newly optimized cuts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number051101
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume101
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Mar 2020

    Research areas

  • SCATTERING, PENTAQUARK, MODEL

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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