General Properties of Dalitz Plots

Document #:

GlueX-doc-181-v2

Document type:

Hall D Note

Submitted by:

Curtis A. Meyer

Updated by:

Curtis A. Meyer

Document Created:

07 Jul 2004, 13:06

Contents Revised:

08 Jul 2004, 09:46

Metadata Revised:

08 Jul 2004, 09:46

Abstract:

This documet derives some general properties of Daltz plots. In particular, a derivation of the relation between the density along a decay band and the cosine of the decay angles is presented. It is also shown that given two identical particles, how the helicty angles of the two decay chains are related.

Files in Document:

• pdf file (dalitz.pdf, 82.9 kB)

Other Files:

• tarball of source code (dalitz.tar.gz, 3.7 kB)

Topics:

• General Theory:PWA
• GlueX Physics:Analysis

Authors:

• Curtis A. Meyer

Keywords:

meson spectroscopy pwa angular distribution amplitude analysis