196 research outputs found
Low-Energy \Lambda-\p Scattering Parameters from the Reaction
Constraints on the spin-averaged scattering length and effective
range have been obtained from measurements of the reaction
close to the production threshold by comparing model phase-space Dalitz plot
occupations with experimental ones. The data fix well the position of the
virtual bound state in the system. Combining this with information
from elastic scattering measurements at slightly higher energies,
together with the fact that the hyperdeuteron is not bound, leads to a new
determination of the low energy scattering parameters.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
Total and Differential Cross Sections for the pp-->pp eta-prime Reaction Near Threshold
The eta-prime meson production in the reaction pp-->pp eta-prime has been
studied at excess energies of Q = 26.5, 32.5 and 46.6 MeV using the internal
beam facility COSY-11 at the cooler synchrotron COSY. The total cross sections
as well as one angular distribution for the highest Q-value are presented. The
excitation function of the near threshold data can be described by a pure
s-wave phase space distribution with the inclusion of the proton-proton final
state interaction and Coulomb effects. The obtained angular distribution of the
eta-prime mesons is also consistent with pure s-wave production.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J.
Cross section of the reaction close to threshold
We have measured inclusive data on -meson production in collisions
at COSY J\"ulich close to the hyperon production threshold and determined the
hyperon-nucleon invariant mass spectra. The spectra were decomposed into three
parts: , and . The cross section for the
channel was found to be much smaller than a previous measurement in
that excess energy region. The data together with previous results at higher
energies are compatible with a phase space dependence.Comment: accepted by Phys. lett. B some typos correcte
Strangeness production in proton-proton and proton-nucleus collisions
In these lectures we discuss the investigation of the strange meson
production in proton-proton () and in proton-nucleus () reactions
within an effective Lagrangian model. The kaon production proceeds mainly via
the excitations of (1650), (1710), and (1720) resonant
intermediate nucleonic states, in the collision of two initial state nucleons.
Therefore, the strangeness production is expected to provide information about
the resonances lying at higher excitation energies. For beam energies very
close to the kaon production threshold the hyperon-proton final state
interaction effects are quite important. Thus, these studies provide a check on
the models of hyperon-nucleon interactions. The in-medium production of kaons
show strong sensitivity to the self energies of the intermediate mesons.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures, Talk presented in the workshop on Hadron
Physics, Puri, India, March 7-17,200
Comparison of Lambda and Sigma(0) Threshold Production in Proton-Proton Collisions
Threshold measurements of the associated strangeness production reactions pp
--> p K(+) Lambda and pp --> p K(+) Sigma(0) are presented. Although slight
differences in the shapes of the excitation functions are observed, the most
remarkable feature of the data is that at the same excess energy the total
cross section for the Sigma(0) production appears to be about a factor of 28
smaller than the one for the Lambda particle. It is concluded that strong
Sigma(0)-p final state interactions, and in particular the Sigma-N --> Lambda-p
conversion reaction, are the likely cause of the depletion for the yield in the
Sigma signal. This hypothesis is in line with other experimental evidence in
the literature.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl
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