Coupled Channel Analysis of S-Wave Pion-Pion and Kaon-Kaon Photoproduction

Abstract

We present a coupled channel partial wave analysis of nondiffractive S-wave pi+ pi- and K+ K- photoproduction focusing on the KK threshold. Final state interactions are included. We calculate total cross sections, angular and effective mass distributions in both pion-pion and kaon-antikaon channels. Our results indicate that these processes are experimentally measurable and valuable information on the f0(980) resonance structure can be obtained.

Comments: 40 pages including 18 figures, minor modifications