Reply to "Comment on Sequential Single-pion Production Explaining the dibaryon $d^*(2380)$ peak''

TL;DR

This paper refutes claims that experimental data proves the dibaryon $d^*(2380)$ peak in the $np o \pi^0\pi^0d$ reaction, defending the original interpretation of the peak's origin.

Contribution

It provides a rebuttal to a comment claiming experimental proof of the dibaryon nature of the $d^*(2380)$ peak, reaffirming the original interpretation.

Findings

No existing experiment conclusively proves the dibaryon nature of the peak.

The comment's arguments are invalidated.

The original explanation for the peak remains plausible.

Abstract

In a comment [arXiv:2106.00494] to our paper on ``Sequential single-pion production explaining the dibaryon $d^*(2380)$ peak'' the authors provide arguments that apparently invalidate our claims and present what they call ``proofs'' of the dibaryon explanation of the $np\to \pi^0\pi^0d$ fusion reaction. In this reply we refute the arguments of the comment and show that no existing experiment proves the dibaryon nature of the peak of the fusion reaction.