Enhanced production of ΛΛ pairs near threshold in the (K-,K+) reaction on 12C

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Abstract

Enhanced production of ΛΛ pairs, above the prediction of a two-step process model, is observed near threshold (around the masses of 2.23 - 2.26 GeV/c2) in the 12C(K-,K+) reaction at pK- = 1.66 GeV/c using a scintillating fiber target. The differential cross section for the ΛΛ production averaged over 2.3° ≤ θK+ ≤ 14.7° in the momentum region 0.95 ≤ pK+ ≤ 1.3 GeV/c was found to be 7.6 ± 1.3 μb/sr, and that for the enhancement approximately 3 μb/sr.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379c-384c
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume639
Issue number1-2
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Aug 24
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
We would like to thank the staff of the KEK proton synchrotron for their continuous support. We also thank Professor Y. Akaishi and Dr. A. Ohnishi for valuable discussions. This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (02402008), the Ministry of Science, Culture and Education, Japan.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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