Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 142302 (2003) [4 pages]Observation of the Charge Symmetry Breaking d+d→4He+π0 Reaction Near ThresholdReceived 9 May 2003; published 2 October 2003 We report the first observation of the charge symmetry breaking d+d→4He+π0 reaction near threshold. Measurements using a magnetic channel (gated by two photons) of the 4He scattering angle and momentum (from time of flight) permitted reconstruction of the π0 “missing mass,” the quantity used to separate 4He+π0 events from the continuum of double radiative capture 4He+γ+γ events. We measured total cross sections for neutral pion production of 12.7±2.2 pb at 228.5 MeV and 15.1±3.1 pb at 231.8 MeV. The uncertainty is dominated by statistical errors. These cross sections arise fundamentally from the down-up quark mass difference and quark electromagnetic effects that contribute in part through meson mixing (e.g., π0-η) mechanisms. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.142302
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.142302
PACS:
24.80.+y, 24.85.+p, 25.10.+s, 25.45.–z
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