364 research outputs found
Determination of the total width of the eta' meson
Taking advantage of both the low-emittance proton-beam of the Cooler
Synchrotron COSY and the high momentum precision of the COSY-11 detector
system, the mass distribution of the eta' meson was measured with a resolution
of 0.33 MeV/c^2 (FWHM), improving the experimental mass resolution by almost an
order of magnitude with respect to previous results. Based on the sample of
more than 2300 reconstructed pp --> pp eta' events the total width of the eta'
meson was determined to be 0.226 +- 0.017(stat.) +- 0.014(syst.) MeV/c^2.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Production of Eta Mesons in Proton-Proton Collisions Close to Threshold
A brief experimental overview on the close-to-threshold eta meson production
in proton-proton interactions is presented and the available observables in
measurements with unpolarized and polarized beam and target are discussed.Comment: 4 pages; Presented at Meson 2004: 8th International Workshop on Meson
Production, Properties and Interaction, Krakow, Poland, 4-8 June 2004;
Submitted to International Journal of Modern Physics
Kaon Production and Interaction
Exclusive data on both the elementary kaon and antikaon production channels
have been taken at the cooler synchrotron COSY in proton-proton scattering. In
the kaon--hyperon production an enhancement by one order of magnitude of the
Lambda/Sigma0 ratio has been observed at excess energies below Q=13 MeV
compared to data at higher excess energies (Q>300 MeV). New results obtained at
the COSY-11 facility explore the transition region between the regime of this
low-energy Sigma0 suppression and excess energies of 60 MeV. A comparison of
the energy dependence of the Lambda and Sigma0 total cross sections exhibits
distinct qualitative differences between both hyperon production channels.
Studies of kaon-antikaon production have been motivated especially by the
ongoing discussion about the nature of the scalar resonances f0(980) and
a0(980) coupling to the K anti-K channel. For the reaction pp->ppK+K- a first
total cross section value is reported at an excess energy of Q=17 MeV, i.e.
below the phi threshold. Calculations obtained within an OBE model indicate
that the energy dependence of the available total cross section data close to
threshold is rather difficult to reconcile with the assumption of a phase-space
behaviour modified predominantly by the proton-proton final state interaction.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, Presented at Meson 2002: 7th International
Workshop on Meson Production, Properties and Interaction, Cracow, Poland,
24-28 May 200
High precision measurement of the associated strangeness production in proton proton interactions
A new high precision measurement of the reaction pp -> pK+Lambda at a beam
momentum of 2.95 GeV/c with more than 200,000 analyzed events allows a detailed
analysis of differential observables and their inter-dependencies. Correlations
of the angular distributions with momenta are examined. The invariant mass
distributions are compared for different regions in the Dalitz plots. The cusp
structure at the N Sigma threshold is described with the Flatt\'e formalism and
its variation in the Dalitz plot is analyzed.Comment: accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J.
First Model-Independent Measurement of the Spin Triplet Scattering Length from Final State Interaction in the Reaction
The reaction has been measured with the
COSY-TOF detector at a beam momentum of . The polarized
proton beam enables the measurement of the beam analyzing power by the
asymmetry of the produced kaon (). This observable allows the
spin triplet scattering length to be extracted for the first time
model independently from the final-state interaction in the reaction. The
obtained value is . This value is
compatible with theoretical predictions and results from model-dependent
analyses.Comment: Revised version as accepted for publication in PR
Threshold Hyperon Production at COSY-11
The Lambda, Sigma0 and Sigma+ hyperon production in NN collisions is studied
at the COSY - 11 installation in order to investigate the production mechanism
as well as to extract information about the Y-N interaction.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Near threshold eta meson production in dp collisions
Preliminary results of recent measurements of the near threshold eta meson
production in the dp-->dp eta reaction are presented. The experiment was
performed at the COSY-Juelich accelerator with the use of the COSY-11 detection
system. Data were taken for three values of deuteron beam momenta corresponding
to excess energies of 3.2, 6.1 and 9.2 MeV. The energy dependence of the total
cross section confirms a strong effect of the final state interaction.Comment: Talk given at 9th International Workshop on Meson Production,
Properties and Interaction, Cracow, Poland, 9-13 June 2006. 5 pages, 3
figure
Monitoring of the accelerator beam distributions for internal target facilities
We describe a direct method for monitoring the geometrical dimensions of a
synchrotron beam at the target position for internal target installations. The
method allows for the observation of the proton beam size as well as the
position of the beam relative to the target. As a first demonstration of the
technique, we present results obtained by means of the COSY-11 detection system
installed at the cooler synchrotron COSY. The influence of the stochastic
cooling on the COSY proton beam dimensions is also investigated.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, Submitted to Nucl. Inst. & Meth.
Isospin dependence of the eta prime meson production in nucleon-nucleon collisions
A comparison of the close-to-threshold total cross section for the eta prime
production in pp --> pp eta prime and pn --> pn eta prime reactions constitutes
a tool to investigate the eta prime meson structure and the reaction mechanism
in the channels of isospin I=0 and I=1 and may provide insight into the
flavour-singlet (perhaps also into gluonium) content of the eta prime meson. In
this contribution we present preliminary results of measurement of the
quasi-free production of the eta prime meson in the proton-neutron collisions
conducted using the COSY-11 facility.Comment: Presented at 10th International Workshop on Meson Production,
Properties and Interaction (MESON 2008), Cracow, Poland, 6 - 10 June 200
Near-Threshold eta Meson Production in Proton-Proton Collisions
The production of eta mesons has been measured in the proton-proton
interaction close to the reaction threshold using the COSY-11 internal facility
at the cooler synchrotron COSY. Total cross sections were determined for eight
different excess energies in the range from 0.5 MeV to 5.4 MeV. The energy
dependence of the total cross section is well described by the available
phase-space volume weighted by FSI factors for the proton-proton and proton-eta
pairs.Comment: 9 pages, 1 table, 5 figure
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