K*(892) production in proton-proton collisions at 3.5 GeV
May 22, 20157 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.C 92 (2015) 2, 024903
- Published: Aug 6, 2015
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- 1505.06184 [nucl-ex]
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Abstract: (APS)
We present results on the K*(892)+ production in proton-proton collisions at a beam energy of E=3.5 GeV, which is hitherto the lowest energy at which this mesonic resonance has been observed in nucleon-nucleon reactions. The data are interpreted within a two-channel model that includes the three-body production of K*(892)+ associated with the Λ or Σ hyperon. The relative contributions of both channels are estimated. Besides the total cross section σ(p+p→K*(892)++X)=9.5±0.9−0.9+1.1±0.7μb, which adds a new data point to the excitation function of the K*(892)+ production in the region of low excess energy, transverse momenta and angular spectra are extracted and compared with the predictions of the two-channel model. The spin characteristics of K*(892)+ are discussed as well in terms of the spin-alignment.Note:
- 7 pages, 9 figures, 1 table
- 25.40.Ve
- 14.40.Df
- 25.75.Dw
- K*(892)+
- p p: scattering
- beam: energy
- meson resonance
- hyperon
- transverse momentum
- total cross section
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