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The coherent production of 3π systems by charged current antineutrino interactions on neon nuclei is studied in the bubble chamber BEBC exposed to the CERN SPS wide band beam. The coherent signal is attributed mainly to (ρπ) production, where the (ρπ) system is either non-resonant or comes from the decay ofa 1 mesons. The kinematical variables and the total cross section are compared with the predictions of the meson dominance model.
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BEBC WA59 Collaboration., Marage, P., Aderholz, M. et al. Coherent production ofa −1 mesons and (ρπ)− systems by antineutrinos on neon. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 49, 385–394 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01549690
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