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The σ meson in a nuclear medium through two pion photoproduction

L. Roca, E. Oset, M. J. Vicente Vacas

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0201054

Abstract

We present theoretical results for (γ, π0 π0) production on nucleons and nuclei in the kinematical region where the scalar isoscalar ππ amplitude is influenced by the σ pole. The final state interaction of the pions modified by the nuclear medium produces a spectacular shift of strength of the two pion invariant mass distribution induced by the moving of the σ pole to lower masses and widths as the nuclear density increases.

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