THE EXACT MASS-GAP OF THE SUPERSYMMETRIC CPN-1 SIGMA-MODEL

A formula for the mass-gap of the supersymmetric CPn-1 sigma model (n > 1) in two dimensions is derived: m/Lambda(MS)- = sin(pi Delta)/(pi D elta) where Delta = 1/n and m is the mass of the fundamental particle multiplet. This result is obtained by comparing two expressions for th e free-energy density in the presence of a coupling to a conserved cha rge; one expression is computed from the exact S-matrix of Koberle and Kurak via the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz and the other is computed us ing conventional perturbation theory. These calculations provide a str ingent test of the S-matrix, showing that it correctly reproduces the universal part of the beta-function and resolving the problem of CDD a mbiguities.