718 research outputs found
Dilepton decays of baryon resonances
Dalitz decay of baryon resonances is studied and expressions for the decay
width are derived for resonances with arbitrary spin and parity. Contributions
of the various terms in the transition matrix element are compared and
relevance of spin-parity and the resonance mass is discussed. Explicite
algebraic expressions are cited for spin5/2 resonances. The results can be
used in models of dielectron production in elementary reactions and heavy ion
collisions.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure
The phase diagram in the vector meson extended linear sigma model
We investigate the chiral phase transition of the strongly interacting matter
at nonzero temperature and baryon chemical potential within an extended
(2+1) flavor Polyakov constituent quark-meson model which incorporates the
effect of the vector and axial vector mesons. The parameters of the model are
determined by comparing masses and tree-level decay widths with experimental
values. We examine the restoration of the chiral symmetry by monitoring the
temperature evolution of condensates. We study the phase diagram of
the model and find that a critical end point exists, although at very low
density.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, Presented at CPOD 2016, Wrocla
Baryonic contributions to the dilepton spectrum of nucleon-nucleon collisions
We study the production of dileptons in relativistic nucleon-nucleon
collisions. Additionally to the traditional dilepton production channels
(vector meson decays, meson and Delta(1232) Dalitz decays) we included in our
model as new dilepton sources the Dalitz decay of higher unflavored baryon
resonances with spin<=5/2 and mass<=2.25 GeV/c^2. The contributions of these
new channels are estimated using experimental information about the Ngamma
decays of the resonances and have large uncertainties. The obtained dilepton
spectra are compared to the experimental data by the DLS collaboration.
Predictions for the HADES detector (SIS, GSI) are also discussed. In spite of
the large uncertainties of the higher resonance Dalitz decay contributions we
are able to draw the conclusion that these contributions are negligible
compared to the other dilepton sources and do not influence the detectability
of the phi and omega vector meson peaks.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Chiral phase transition in an extended linear sigma model: initial results
We investigate the scalar meson mass dependence on the chiral phase
transition in the framework of an SU(3), (axial)vector meson extended linear
sigma model with additional constituent quarks and Polyakov loops. We determine
the parameters of the Lagrangian at zero temperature in a hybrid approach,
where we treat the mesons at tree-level, while the constituent quarks at 1-loop
level. We assume two nonzero scalar condensates and together with the
Polyakov-loop variables we determine their temperature dependence according to
the 1-loop level field equations.Comment: Presented at the Workshop on Unquenched Hadron Spectroscopy:
Non-Perturbative Models and Methods of QCD vs. Experiment, At the occasion of
Eef van Beveren's 70th birthda
Probing in-medium vector meson decays by double-differential di-electron spectra in heavy-ion collisions at SIS energies
Within a transport code simulation for heavy-ion collisions at bombarding
energies around 1 AGeV, we demonstrate that double-differential di-electron
spectra with suitable kinematical cuts are useful to isolate (i) the
meson peak even in case of strong broadening, and (ii) the in-medium
decay contribution. The expected in-medium modifications of the vector meson
spectral densities can thus be probed in this energy range via the di-electron
channel
Scattering of vector mesons off nucleons
We construct a relativistic and unitary approach to 'high' energy pion- and
photon-nucleon reactions taking the , , ,
final states into account. Our scheme dynamically
generates the s- and d-wave nucleon resonances N(1535), N(1650) and N(1520) and
isobar resonances and in terms of quasi-local
interaction vertices. The description of photon-induced processes is based on a
generalized vector-meson dominance assumption which directly relates the
electromagnetic quasi-local 4-point interaction vertices to the corresponding
vertices involving the and fields. We obtain a satisfactory
description of the elastic and inelastic pion- and photon-nucleon scattering
data in the channels considered. The resulting s-wave - and
-nucleon scattering amplitudes are presented. Using these amplitudes we
compute the leading density modification of the and energy
distributions in nuclear matter. We find a repulsive energy shift for the
meson at small nuclear density but predict considerable strength in
resonance-hole like -meson modes. Compared to previous calculations our
result for the -meson spectral function shows a significantly smaller
in-medium effect. This reflects a fairly small coupling strength of the N(1520)
resonance to the channel.Comment: 78 pages, 19 figures, moderately revised version, accepted in Nucl.
Phys.
From meson- and photon-nucleon scattering to vector mesons in nuclear matter
We present a relativistic and unitary approach to pion- and photon-nucleon
scattering taking into account the , , , ,
, and channels. Our scheme dynamically
generates the s- and d-wave nucleon resonances N(1535), N(1650), N(1520) and
N(1700) and isobar resonances and in terms of
quasi-local two-body interaction terms. We obtain a fair description of the
experimental data relevant for slow vector-meson propagation in nuclear matter.
The s-wave - and -meson nucleon scattering amplitudes, which
define the leading density modification of the - and -meson
spectral functions in nuclear matter, are predicted.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure; contribution to the Int. Workshop XXX on Gross
Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations: Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion
Collisions, Hirschegg, Jan. 13-19, 200
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