Baryon resonance production and dielectron decays in proton-proton collisions at 3.5 GeV

Mar 12, 2014
16 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.A 50 (2014) 82
  • Published: 2014
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We report on baryon resonance production and decay in proton-proton collisions at a kinetic energy of 3.53.5 GeV based on data measured with HADES. The exclusive channels ppnpπ+pp \rightarrow np\pi^{+} and ppppπ0pp \rightarrow pp\pi^{0} as well as ppppe+epp \rightarrow ppe^{+}e^{-} are studied simultaneously for the first time. The invariant masses and angular distributions of the pion-nucleon systems were studied and compared to simulations based on a resonance model ansatz assuming saturation of the pion production by an incoherent sum of baryonic resonances (R) with masses <2 <2~ GeV/c2c^2. A very good description of the one-pion production is achieved allowing for an estimate of individual baryon-resonance production-cross-sections which are used as input to calculate the dielectron yields from Rpe+eR\rightarrow pe^+e^- decays. Two models of the resonance decays into dielectrons are examined assuming a point-like RNγRN \gamma^* coupling and the dominance of the ρ\rho meson. The results of model calculations are compared to data from the exclusive ppe+eppe^{+}e^{-} channel by means of the dielectron and pe+epe^+e^- invariant mass distributions.
Note:
  • 17 pages, 14 figures
  • baryon resonance: production
  • resonance: model
  • p p: inelastic scattering
  • nucleon resonance: decay
  • pi: hadroproduction
  • electron: pair production
  • angular distribution
  • mass spectrum
  • saturation
  • HADES