Absorption of the ω\omega and ϕ\phi Mesons in Nuclei

Collaboration
Jun, 2010
6 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 105 (2010) 112301
e-Print:
Report number:
  • JLAB-PHY-10-1156

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Abstract: (arXiv)
Due to their long lifetimes, the ω\omega and ϕ\phi mesons are the ideal candidates for the study of possible modifications of the in-medium meson-nucleon interaction through their absorption inside the nucleus. During the E01-112 experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the mesons were photoproduced from 2^{2}H, C, Ti, Fe, and Pb targets. This paper reports the first measurement of the ratio of nuclear transparencies for the e+ee^{+}e^{-} channel. The ratios indicate larger in-medium widths compared with what have been reported in other reaction channels.
Note:
  • 6 pages, 4 figures
  • 24.85.+p
  • 11.30.Rd
  • 14.40.-n
  • nucleus: transparency
  • meson nucleon: interaction
  • vector meson: photoproduction
  • vector meson: absorption
  • omega(783): width
  • Phi(1020): width
  • Jefferson Lab