New results on the Roper resonance and the P_{11} partial wave

TL;DR

This paper determines the properties of the Roper resonance, including its pole position and decay channels, through a combined analysis of pion- and photo-induced reactions using new experimental data.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Roper resonance's pole position and decay properties based on new experimental data and partial wave analysis.

Findings

Roper pole at approximately 1371-i92 MeV

Elasticity of the Roper resonance is about 0.61

The Roper resonance is not split into two states

Abstract

Properties of the Roper resonance, the first scalar excitation of the nucleon, are determined. Pole positions and residues of the $P_{11}$ partial wave are studied in a combined analysis of pion- and photo-induced reactions. We find the Roper pole at $\{(1371\pm7)-i(92\pm10)\}$ MeV and an elasticity of $0.61\pm 0.03$. The largest decay coupling is found for the $N\sigma$ ($\sigma=(\pi\pi)$-$S$-wave). The analysis is based on new data on $\gamma p\to p\pi^0\pi^0$ for photons in the energy range from the two-pion threshold to 820 MeV from TAPS at Mainz and from 0.4 to 1.3 GeV from Crystal Barrel at Bonn and includes further data from other experiments. The partial wave analysis excludes the possibility that the Roper resonance is split into two states with different partial decay widths.