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Medium effects on phi decays to dilepton and kaon-antikaon pairs in relativistic heavy ion reactions
We consider the role of rescattering of secondary kaons on the dilepton
branching ratio of the phi meson. In-medium mass modifications and broadening
of kaons and phi mesons are taken into account. We find in the framework of a
Bjorken scenario for the time evolution of the expanding fireball that the phi
yield from dimuons is moderately or at least only slightly enhanced compared to
that from kaon-antikaon pairs. The relation to experimental yields measured by
the NA49, NA50 and CERES Collaborations at CERN SPS and the PHENIX
Collaboration at RHIC is discussed.Comment: 6 pages with 2 figures, accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J.