Abstract
Total cross sections, angular, and mass distributions for the reaction {pi}{sup {minus}}{ital p}{r arrow}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}{ital n} have been measured for {ital p}{sub {pi}}{sup {minus}}(lab)=7--140 MeV/{ital c} above threshold. The threshold amplitude was used to determine a value for the chiral-symmetry-breaking parameter, {xi}, of {minus}0.98{plus minus}0.52. The {pi}{pi} scattering lengths {ital a}{sub {ital I}} for isospin {ital I}=0 and 2 are derived from this result, together with a current-algebra sum rule. The results are {ital a}{sub 0}=(0.207{plus minus}0.028){ital m}{sub {pi}}{sup {minus}1} and {ital a}{sub 2}=({minus}0.022{plus minus}0.011){ital m}{sub {pi}}{sup {minus}1}. These values are consistent with chiral symmetry broken by the Weinberg {pi}{pi} interaction and the effects of the {ital f}{sub 0}(975) scalar meson.
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