Correlated inclusive Lambda anti-Lambda production in e+ e- annihilations at s**(1/2) approximately 10.5-GeV

Collaboration
May, 2002
20 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 66 (2002) 052002
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CLNS-02-1787,
  • CLEO-02-07
Experiments:
  • CESR-CLEO-II

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Abstract: (arXiv)
Using a 13.7/fb sample of continuum two-jet e+e- -> qqbar events collected with the CLEO detector, we have searched for correlations between / and /\bar particles, specifically in cases where the opening angle between the two particles is large and each has momentum >>1 GeV/c. Such correlations may indicate the presence of baryon number conservation at the primary quark level. A previous CLEO study of /\c/\cbar correlations indicated direct, associated production of primary charmed baryons /\c: e+e- -> ccbar -> /\c/\cbar. That effect was not observed in Monte Carlo simulations. Our current search for similar direct, associated production of / baryons at the primary quark level (e+e- -> ssbar -> /\bar, e.g.) qualitatively indicates a similar effect, although it relies on a Monte Carlo dependent subtraction of background /\bar production (based on the default JETSET 7.4 event generator).
  • 14.20.Lq
  • 13.65.+i
  • 13.60.Rj
  • 13.30.-a
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • quark: pair production
  • quark: strangeness
  • quark: fragmentation
  • Lambda: electroproduction