s(s)over-bar dominance of the f(0)(980) meson

Authors
Delbourgo, R Liu, DS Scadron, MD
Citation
R. Delbourgo et al., s(s)over-bar dominance of the f(0)(980) meson, PHYS LETT B, 446(3-4), 1999, pp. 332-335
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS B
ISSN journal
03702693 → ACNP
Volume
446
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
332 - 335
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(19990128)446:3-4<332:SDOTFM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We prove that recent data demonstrates unequivocally that the scalar meson f(0)(980) is mostly composed of s (s) over bar quarks and that the coupling of f(0) to photons and mesons is in agreement with expectations from the l inens sigma model. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights r eserved.