Bayesian analysis of pentaquark signals from CLAS data

D. G. Ireland; B. McKinnon; D. Protopopescu; P. Ambrozewicz; M. Anghinolfi; G. Asryan; H. Avakian; H. Bagdasaryan; N. Baillie; J. P. Ball; N. A. Baltzell; V. Batourine; M. Battaglieri; I. Bedlinskiy; M. Bellis; N. Benmouna; B. L. Berman; A. S. Biselli; L. Blaszczyk; S. Bouchigny; S. Boiarinov; R. Bradford; D. Branford; W. J. Briscoe; W. K. Brooks; V. D. Burkert; C. Butuceanu; J. R. Calarco; S. L. Careccia; D. S. Carman; L. Casey; S. Chen; L. Cheng; P. L. Cole; P. Collins; P. Coltharp; D. Crabb; V. Crede; N. Dashyan; R. De Masi; R. De Vita; E. De Sanctis; P. V. Degtyarenko; A. Deur; R. Dickson; C. Djalali; G. E. Dodge; J. Donnelly; D. Doughty; M. Dugger; O. P. Dzyubak; K. S. Egiyan; L. El Fassi; L. Elouadrhiri; P. Eugenio; G. Fedotov; G. Feldman; A. Fradi; H. Funsten; M. Garçon; G. Gavalian; N. Gevorgyan; G. P. Gilfoyle; K. L. Giovanetti; F. X. Girod; J. T. Goetz; W. Gohn; A. Gonenc; R. W. Gothe; K. A. Griffioen; M. Guidal; N. Guler; L. Guo; V. Gyurjyan; K. Hafidi; H. Hakobyan; C. Hanretty; N. Hassall; F. W. Hersman; I. Hleiqawi; M. Holtrop; C. E. Hyde-Wright; Y. Ilieva; B. S. Ishkhanov; E. L. Isupov; D. Jenkins; H. S. Jo; J. R. Johnstone; K. Joo; H. G. Juengst; N. Kalantarians; J. D. Kellie; M. Khandaker; W. Kim; A. Klein; F. J. Klein; M. Kossov; Z. Krahn; L. H. Kramer; V. Kubarovsky; J. Kuhn; S. V. Kuleshov; V. Kuznetsov; J. Lachniet; J. M. Laget; J. Langheinrich; D. Lawrence; K. Livingston; H. Y. Lu; M. MacCormick; N. Markov; P. Mattione; B. A. Mecking; M. D. Mestayer; C. A. Meyer; T. Mibe; K. Mikhailov; M. Mirazita; R. Miskimen; V. Mokeev; B. Moreno; K. Moriya; S. A. Morrow; M. Moteabbed; E. Munevar; G. S. Mutchler; P. Nadel-Turonski; R. Nasseripour; S. Niccolai; G. Niculescu; I. Niculescu; B. B. Niczyporuk; M. R. Niroula; R. A. Niyazov; M. Nozar; M. Osipenko; A. I. Ostrovidov; K. Park; E. Pasyuk; C. Paterson; S. Anefalos Pereira; J. Pierce; N. Pivnyuk; O. Pogorelko; S. Pozdniakov; J. W. Price; S. Procureur; Y. Prok; B. A. Raue; G. Ricco; M. Ripani; B. G. Ritchie; F. Ronchetti; G. Rosner; P. Rossi; F. Sabatié; J. Salamanca; C. Salgado; J. P. Santoro; V. Sapunenko; R. A. Schumacher; V. S. Serov; Y. G. Sharabian; D. Sharov; N. V. Shvedunov; L. C. Smith; D. I. Sober; D. Sokhan; A. Stavinsky; S. S. Stepanyan; S. Stepanyan; B. E. Stokes; P. Stoler; S. Strauch; M. Taiuti; D. J. Tedeschi; A. Tkabladze; S. Tkachenko; C. Tur; M. Ungaro; M. F. Vineyard; A. V. Vlassov; D. P. Watts; L. B. Weinstein; D. P. Weygand; M. Williams; E. Wolin; M. H. Wood; A. Yegneswaran; L. Zana; J. Zhang; B. Zhao; Z. W. Zhao

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.052001

Bayesian analysis of pentaquark signals from CLAS data

D. G. Ireland, B. McKinnon, D. Protopopescu, P. Ambrozewicz, M. Anghinolfi, G. Asryan, H. Avakian, H. Bagdasaryan, N. Baillie, J. P. Ball, N. A. Baltzell, V. Batourine, M. Battaglieri, I. Bedlinskiy, M. Bellis, N. Benmouna, B. L. Berman, A. S. Biselli, L. Blaszczyk, S. BouchignyS. Boiarinov, R. Bradford, D. Branford, W. J. Briscoe, W. K. Brooks, V. D. Burkert, C. Butuceanu, J. R. Calarco, S. L. Careccia, D. S. Carman, L. Casey, S. Chen, L. Cheng, P. L. Cole, P. Collins, P. Coltharp, D. Crabb, V. Crede, N. Dashyan, R. De Masi, R. De Vita, E. De Sanctis, P. V. Degtyarenko, A. Deur, R. Dickson, C. Djalali, G. E. Dodge, J. Donnelly, D. Doughty, M. Dugger, O. P. Dzyubak, K. S. Egiyan, L. El Fassi, L. Elouadrhiri, P. Eugenio, G. Fedotov, G. Feldman, A. Fradi, H. Funsten, M. Garçon, G. Gavalian, N. Gevorgyan, G. P. Gilfoyle, K. L. Giovanetti, F. X. Girod, J. T. Goetz, W. Gohn, A. Gonenc, R. W. Gothe, K. A. Griffioen, M. Guidal, N. Guler, L. Guo, V. Gyurjyan, K. Hafidi, H. Hakobyan, C. Hanretty, N. Hassall, F. W. Hersman, I. Hleiqawi, M. Holtrop, C. E. Hyde-Wright, Y. Ilieva, B. S. Ishkhanov, E. L. Isupov, D. Jenkins, H. S. Jo, J. R. Johnstone, K. Joo, H. G. Juengst, N. Kalantarians, J. D. Kellie, M. Khandaker, W. Kim, A. Klein, F. J. Klein, M. Kossov, Z. Krahn, L. H. Kramer, V. Kubarovsky, J. Kuhn, S. V. Kuleshov, V. Kuznetsov, J. Lachniet, J. M. Laget, J. Langheinrich, D. Lawrence, K. Livingston, H. Y. Lu, M. MacCormick, N. Markov, P. Mattione, B. A. Mecking, M. D. Mestayer, C. A. Meyer, T. Mibe, K. Mikhailov, M. Mirazita, R. Miskimen, V. Mokeev, B. Moreno, K. Moriya, S. A. Morrow, M. Moteabbed, E. Munevar, G. S. Mutchler, P. Nadel-Turonski, R. Nasseripour, S. Niccolai, G. Niculescu, I. Niculescu, B. B. Niczyporuk, M. R. Niroula, R. A. Niyazov, M. Nozar, M. Osipenko, A. I. Ostrovidov, K. Park, E. Pasyuk, C. Paterson, S. Anefalos Pereira, J. Pierce, N. Pivnyuk, O. Pogorelko, S. Pozdniakov, J. W. Price, S. Procureur, Y. Prok, B. A. Raue, G. Ricco, M. Ripani, B. G. Ritchie, F. Ronchetti, G. Rosner, P. Rossi, F. Sabatié, J. Salamanca, C. Salgado, J. P. Santoro, V. Sapunenko, R. A. Schumacher, V. S. Serov, Y. G. Sharabian, D. Sharov, N. V. Shvedunov, L. C. Smith, D. I. Sober, D. Sokhan, A. Stavinsky, S. S. Stepanyan, S. Stepanyan, B. E. Stokes, P. Stoler, S. Strauch, M. Taiuti, D. J. Tedeschi, A. Tkabladze, S. Tkachenko, C. Tur, M. Ungaro, M. F. Vineyard, A. V. Vlassov, D. P. Watts, L. B. Weinstein, D. P. Weygand, M. Williams, E. Wolin, M. H. Wood, A. Yegneswaran, L. Zana, J. Zhang, B. Zhao, Z. W. Zhao

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We examine the results of two measurements by the CLAS collaboration, one of which claimed evidence for a Θ+ pentaquark, while the other found no such evidence. The unique feature of these two experiments was that they were performed with the same experimental setup. Using a Bayesian analysis, we find that the results of the two experiments are in fact compatible with each other, but that the first measurement did not contain sufficient information to determine unambiguously the existence of a Θ+. Further, we suggest a means by which the existence of a new candidate particle can be tested in a rigorous manner.

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Article number	052001
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.052001
State	Published - Feb 6 2008
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Ireland, D. G., McKinnon, B., Protopopescu, D., Ambrozewicz, P., Anghinolfi, M., Asryan, G., Avakian, H., Bagdasaryan, H., Baillie, N., Ball, J. P., Baltzell, N. A., Batourine, V., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Bellis, M., Benmouna, N., Berman, B. L., Biselli, A. S., Blaszczyk, L., ... Zhao, Z. W. (2008). Bayesian analysis of pentaquark signals from CLAS data. Physical Review Letters, 100(5), Article 052001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.052001

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AU - McKinnon, B.

AU - Protopopescu, D.

AU - Ambrozewicz, P.

AU - Anghinolfi, M.

AU - Asryan, G.

AU - Avakian, H.

AU - Bagdasaryan, H.

AU - Baillie, N.

AU - Ball, J. P.

AU - Baltzell, N. A.

AU - Batourine, V.

AU - Battaglieri, M.

AU - Bedlinskiy, I.

AU - Bellis, M.

AU - Benmouna, N.

AU - Berman, B. L.

AU - Biselli, A. S.

AU - Blaszczyk, L.

AU - Bouchigny, S.

AU - Boiarinov, S.

AU - Bradford, R.

AU - Branford, D.

AU - Briscoe, W. J.

AU - Brooks, W. K.

AU - Burkert, V. D.

AU - Butuceanu, C.

AU - Calarco, J. R.

AU - Careccia, S. L.

AU - Carman, D. S.

AU - Casey, L.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Cheng, L.

AU - Cole, P. L.

AU - Collins, P.

AU - Coltharp, P.

AU - Crabb, D.

AU - Crede, V.

AU - Dashyan, N.

AU - De Masi, R.

AU - De Vita, R.

AU - De Sanctis, E.

AU - Degtyarenko, P. V.

AU - Deur, A.

AU - Dickson, R.

AU - Djalali, C.

AU - Dodge, G. E.

AU - Donnelly, J.

AU - Doughty, D.

AU - Dugger, M.

AU - Dzyubak, O. P.

AU - Egiyan, K. S.

AU - El Fassi, L.

AU - Elouadrhiri, L.

AU - Eugenio, P.

AU - Fedotov, G.

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AU - Fradi, A.

AU - Funsten, H.

AU - Garçon, M.

AU - Gavalian, G.

AU - Gevorgyan, N.

AU - Gilfoyle, G. P.

AU - Giovanetti, K. L.

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AU - Gohn, W.

AU - Gonenc, A.

AU - Gothe, R. W.

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AU - Guidal, M.

AU - Guler, N.

AU - Guo, L.

AU - Gyurjyan, V.

AU - Hafidi, K.

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AU - Johnstone, J. R.

AU - Joo, K.

AU - Juengst, H. G.

AU - Kalantarians, N.

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AU - Khandaker, M.

AU - Kim, W.

AU - Klein, A.

AU - Klein, F. J.

AU - Kossov, M.

AU - Krahn, Z.

AU - Kramer, L. H.

AU - Kubarovsky, V.

AU - Kuhn, J.

AU - Kuleshov, S. V.

AU - Kuznetsov, V.

AU - Lachniet, J.

AU - Laget, J. M.

AU - Langheinrich, J.

AU - Lawrence, D.

AU - Livingston, K.

AU - Lu, H. Y.

AU - MacCormick, M.

AU - Markov, N.

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AU - Mecking, B. A.

AU - Mestayer, M. D.

AU - Meyer, C. A.

AU - Mibe, T.

AU - Mikhailov, K.

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AU - Miskimen, R.

AU - Mokeev, V.

AU - Moreno, B.

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AU - Morrow, S. A.

AU - Moteabbed, M.

AU - Munevar, E.

AU - Mutchler, G. S.

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AU - Nasseripour, R.

AU - Niccolai, S.

AU - Niculescu, G.

AU - Niculescu, I.

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AU - Osipenko, M.

AU - Ostrovidov, A. I.

AU - Park, K.

AU - Pasyuk, E.

AU - Paterson, C.

AU - Pereira, S. Anefalos

AU - Pierce, J.

AU - Pivnyuk, N.

AU - Pogorelko, O.

AU - Pozdniakov, S.

AU - Price, J. W.

AU - Procureur, S.

AU - Prok, Y.

AU - Raue, B. A.

AU - Ricco, G.

AU - Ripani, M.

AU - Ritchie, B. G.

AU - Ronchetti, F.

AU - Rosner, G.

AU - Rossi, P.

AU - Sabatié, F.

AU - Salamanca, J.

AU - Salgado, C.

AU - Santoro, J. P.

AU - Sapunenko, V.

AU - Schumacher, R. A.

AU - Serov, V. S.

AU - Sharabian, Y. G.

AU - Sharov, D.

AU - Shvedunov, N. V.

AU - Smith, L. C.

AU - Sober, D. I.

AU - Sokhan, D.

AU - Stavinsky, A.

AU - Stepanyan, S. S.

AU - Stepanyan, S.

AU - Stokes, B. E.

AU - Stoler, P.

AU - Strauch, S.

AU - Taiuti, M.

AU - Tedeschi, D. J.

AU - Tkabladze, A.

AU - Tkachenko, S.

AU - Tur, C.

AU - Ungaro, M.

AU - Vineyard, M. F.

AU - Vlassov, A. V.

AU - Watts, D. P.

AU - Weinstein, L. B.

AU - Weygand, D. P.

AU - Williams, M.

AU - Wolin, E.

AU - Wood, M. H.

AU - Yegneswaran, A.

AU - Zana, L.

AU - Zhang, J.

AU - Zhao, B.

AU - Zhao, Z. W.

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