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The mass of the $\pi^-$

by M. Daum and D. Gotta

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Authors (as registered SciPost users): Detlev Gotta
Submission information
Preprint Link: scipost_202102_00019v1  (pdf)
Date submitted: 2021-02-11 12:54
Submitted by: Gotta, Detlev
Submitted to: SciPost Physics Proceedings
Proceedings issue: Review of Particle Physics at PSI (PSI2020)
Ontological classification
Academic field: Physics
Specialties:
  • Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Approach: Experimental

Abstract

The most precise values of the mass of the negatively charged pion have been determined from several measurements of X-ray wavelengths for transitions in pionic atoms at PSI. The Particle Data Group gives the average $m_{\pi^-}= (139.570 61 \pm 0.000 24) MeV/c^2$.

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Reports on this Submission

Report #2 by Adrian Signer (Referee 2) on 2021-2-26 (Invited Report)

  • Cite as: Adrian Signer, Report on arXiv:scipost_202102_00019v1, delivered 2021-02-26, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.2621

Report

We (the editors Cy Hoffman, Klaus Kirch, Adrian Signer) had the
opportunity to review an earlier draft of the article and were in
communication with the authors before the submission. All our comments
and suggestions have been taken into account. Hence, we think the
paper can now be published in the current form.

  • validity: -
  • significance: -
  • originality: -
  • clarity: -
  • formatting: -
  • grammar: -

Report #1 by Claude Petitjean (Referee 1) on 2021-2-17 (Invited Report)

  • Cite as: Claude Petitjean, Report on arXiv:scipost_202102_00019v1, delivered 2021-02-17, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.2583

Strengths

1- comprehensive review of the experiments that lead to a precise determination of the pion mass
2- all important papers about pion mass measurements and related objects are well referenced
3- the history of original discrepancies with other observations (p_mu), and how this was eventually resolved, is nicely and well reported
4- the most important measured spectra and the final results of pion mass values are well documented

Weaknesses

1- some accuracies given should be better explained, see requested changes
2- a general conclusion at the paper end is missing and might be beneficial

Report

The authors have written a comprehensive and interesting to read review of the history of the most precise pion mass measurements at the meson beams of PSI. This paper absolutely qualifies the acceptance criteria of this journal in style an content. Apart from a few minor details that might need better explanation, I recommend publication of this paper.

Requested changes

1- introduction: the section about eq (10.1) should somehow be referenced
2- end of introduction (line 19): "<=+-1meV" - please explain of what
3-first sentence chapter 10.2 (line 22): "precision of about 1 ppm" please explain of what
4- page 3 bottom (line 84): "accuracy of 0.4%" please explain of what

  • validity: high
  • significance: good
  • originality: high
  • clarity: high
  • formatting: excellent
  • grammar: excellent

Author:  Detlev Gotta  on 2021-02-23  [id 1261]

(in reply to Report 1 by Claude Petitjean on 2021-02-17)
Category:
correction

The changes suggested by the referee have been included. A new version is produced. The corresponding file of the new version is attached: piM_corr_2021_02_21.pdf

Changes in the text are as following (all line numbers refer to the new version) line number 13 reference related to eq. (10.1) according to referee remark 1 20-21 supplement according to referee remark 2 24 supplement according to referee remark 3 89 supplement according to referee remark 4

91-102 In view of the remark "Weakness" we added two short paragraphs as general conclusion which include more additional references.

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