Comparison of inclusive K+K^+ production in proton-proton and proton-neutron collisions

Sep, 2011
6 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 84 (2011) 055207
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Abstract: (arXiv)
The momentum spectra of K+ produced at small angles in proton-proton and proton-deuteron collisions have been measured at four beam energies, 1.826, 1.920, 2.020, and 2.650 GeV, using the ANKE spectrometer at COSY-Juelich. After making corrections for Fermi motion and shadowing, the data indicate that K+ production near threshold is stronger in pp- than in pn-induced reactions. However, most of this difference could be made up by the unobserved K0 production in the pn case.
Note:
  • 6 pages, 4 figures, Submitted to PRC
  • 14.40.Df
  • 25.40.Ve
  • 13.75.-n
  • p p: inclusive reaction
  • p deuteron: inclusive reaction
  • K+: hadroproduction
  • K+: momentum spectrum
  • threshold
  • nuclear physics: effect
  • differential cross section: energy dependence: measured