Near-threshold ω-and φ-meson production in pn → dM reactions and OZI-rule violation

The reactions pn → dω and pn → dφ are investigated near the corresponding thresholds. The S-wave amplitudes are calculated within the two-step model described by a triangle graph with π, ρ, and ω mesons in the intermediate state. The cross sections for the reactions pn → dω and pn → dφ are predicted to be significantly larger than the cross sections for the corresponding reactions pp → ppω and pp → ppφ at the same values of the c.m. excess energy Q. The phi-to-omega yield ratio is found to be (34±10)×10^?3.     

Subthreshold K− production in pion-nucleus reactions

The inclusive subthresholdK ^– mesons production in charged pion-induced reactions is analyzed with respect to the one-step production processes on the basis of an appropriate first collision model, which allows one to take into account the various forms of an internal nucleon momentum distribution. Free elementary production processes are described by the phase space calculations normalized to the corresponding total experimental cross sections. Simple parametrizations for the total cross sections of theK ^– production in pion-nucleon collisions are given. Primary-pion energy dependence of the inclusive cross sections for K^– production in ⁺ C– collisions is calculated. The influence of the uncertainties in the elementaryK ^– production cross sections close to the production threshold on theK ^– yield is explored.The authors acknowledge stimulating discussions with V. Koptev on the initial stage of this study.     

Antikaon production in proton-nucleus reactions and the K− properties in nuclear matter

We calculate the momentum-dependent potentials for K⁺ and K⁻ mesons in a dispersion approach at nuclear density ϱ₀ using the information from the vacuum K⁺N and K⁻N scattering amplitudes, however, leaving out the resonance contributions for the in-medium analysis. Whereas the K⁺ potential is found to be repulsive (≈ + 25 MeV) and to show only a moderate momentum dependence, the K⁻ self-energy at normal nuclear matter density turns out to be ≈ − 140 ± 25 MeV at zero momentum roughly in line with K⁻ atomic data, however, decreases rapidly in magnitude for higher momenta. The antikaon production in p + A reactions is calculated within a coupled channel transport approach and compared to the data at KEK including different assumptions for the antikaon potentials. Furthermore, detailed predictions are made for p+¹²C and p+²⁰⁷Pb reactions at 2.5 GeV in order to determine the momentum-dependent antikaon potential experimentally.     

A-dependence of φ-meson production in p + A collisions

A systematic analysis of the A-dependence of φ-meson production in proton-nucleus collisions is presented. We apply different formalisms for the evaluation of the φ-meson distortion in nuclei and discuss the theoretical uncertainties of the data analysis. The corresponding results are compared to theoretical predictions. We also discuss the interpretation of the extracted results with respect to different observables and provide relations between frequently used definitions. The perspectives of future experiments are evaluated and estimates based on our systematical study are given.     

Subthreshold <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Superscript>−</Superscript>-meson production in proton-nucleus reactions revisited

The inclusive K^?-meson production in proton-nucleus collisions in the subthreshold energy regime is studied in the framework of an appropriate spectral function approach for incoherent primary proton-nucleon and secondary pion-nucleon production processes, which takes properly into account the nuclear mean-field potential effects on these processes as well as the final state interaction (FSI) among the outgoing nucleons participating in the one-step antikaon creation process. A detailed comparison of the model calculations of the K^? differential cross sections is given for the reactions p + ⁹Be, p + ⁶³Cu, and p + ¹⁹⁷Au at subthreshold energies with the currently available experimental data obtained recently at the ITEP proton synchrotron and at SIS/GSI. It is found that the calculations with inclusion of the influence of both the nuclear density-dependent mean-field potentials and the elementary NN-FSI effects on the K^? production from direct mechanism are able to reproduce, contrary to previous estimates based on the use only of the density-dependent mean fields in calculating the K^? yield from this mechanism, the energy dependences of the invariant differential cross sections for “hard” antikaon creation in p⁹Be and p⁶³Cu collisions. It is further shown that the NN-FSI effects play a minor role in describing the data on the spectrum of relatively soft K^? mesons from p¹⁹⁷Au interactions at incident energy of 2.5 GeV. It is also shown that the relative strength of the proton-and pion-induced reaction channels in the subthreshold energy regime is governed by the kinematics of the experiment under consideration. The influence of the nucleon, kaon, and antikaon mean-field potentials on the K^? yield is explored. It is demonstrated that, in line with previous findings, the K^? optical potential has a strong effect on this yield at low antikaon momenta, which is greater than those from nucleon and kaon effective potentials. At high antikaon momenta, the K^? yield is found to be mainly determined, along with the elementary NN-FSI effects, by the nucleon mean field and the scenario with zero K⁺ potential is favorable.     

Λ-Hypernucleus formation in proton-nucleus reactions

We study the production of hyperons inp + A reactions within the BUU transport approach including elastic N rescattering and extract the sticking probabilities and hypernucleus formation cross sections as a function of bombarding energy and target mass. At 1.5 GeV about 25% of the hyperons are found to be bound in case of heavy nuclei like²³⁸U leading to large cross sections for-hypernuclei. The respective hypernuclei show broad distributions in excitation energy, momentum and angular momentum. The decay of the hyperon in case of heavy targets is found to be almost entirely due to nonmesonic decay channels, i.e.N NN processes.Supported by BMFT, GSI, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Polish Committee for Scientific Research under Grant no. PB2593/2/91     

η production in proton-nucleus collisions near threshold

The η-meson production in proton-nucleus (pA) collisions near threshold is studied within a relativistic meson-exchange model. The primary production amplitude is presented in the distorted-wave impulse approximation for the nucleus with isospin 0 or 1 by assuming that N^*(1535) is excited via a meson exchange and then decays into η and nucleon pair(ηN). Taking ¹⁸O and ¹²C nuclei as examples, we evaluate the production cross sections as a function of the incident proton energy, and analyze the effects of nuclear medium and various meson-exchange contributions. Finally we discuss implications for further     

ηproduction in proton-nucleus collisions near threshold

The η-meson production in proton-nucleus(pA)collisions near threshold is studied within a relativistic meson-exchange model.The primary production amplitude is presented in the distorted-wave impulse approximation for the nucleus with isospin 0 or [1]by assuming that N*(1535)is excited via a meson exchange and then decays into η and nucleon pair(ηN).Taking 18O and 12C nuclei as examples,we evaluate the production cross sections as a function of the incident proton energy,and analyze the effects of nuclear medium and various meson-exchange contributions.Finally we discuss implications for further experimental studies at the Cooling Storage Ring(CSR)in Lanzhou.     

J/ψ production and absorption in high energy proton-nucleus collisions

Measured J/ψ production cross sections for 200 and 450 GeV/c protons incident on a variety of nuclear targets are analyzed within a Glauber framework which takes into account energy loss of the beam proton, the time delay of particle production due to quantum coherence, and absorption of the J/ψ on nucleons. The best representation is obtained for a coherence time of 0.5 fm/c, previously determined by Drell–Yan production in proton-nucleus collisions, and an absorption cross section of 3.6 mb, which is consistent with the value deduced from photoproduction of the J/ψ on nuclear targets.     

Subthreshold antiproton andK − production in heavy ion collisions

Subthreshold ¯p andK ^– and energetic ^– production was studied in Ne + NaF, Cu, Sn and Bi, and in Ni + Ni collisions with incident energies between 1.6 and 2 GeV/u. The measured cross sections indicate a dominant contribution of baryonic resonances. This is also consistent with a generalized scaling behaviour of the cross sections with the energy available in the collision and the energy necessary to produce particles as observed with Ne induced reactions. Deviations from scaling especially pronounced in the Ni-Ni system will be discussed in terms of absorption effects. The flat slope of the excitation function for ¯p production can be related to a reduced production threshold caused by a reduction of the antiproton mass in the dense and heated medium by about 100—150 MeV/c². A similar in-medium mass reduction is also indicated forK ^– mesons. An increased ¯p reabsorption probability for the heavier systems is concluded from the comparison of the ¯p yields in Ne + NaF, Ne + Sn and Ni + Ni collisions.Dedicated to Professor Klaus Dietrich on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

Associated production of φ-mesons and strange particles and double φ-meson production BIS-2 collaboration

Associated production of-mesons and strange particles by neutrons at energies of 30–70 GeV has been analysed. It has been found that at least 67% of inclusive-meson production in the kinematic regionx _F>0.1 andp _T<1 GeV/c proceeds via OZI-allowed processes with extra strange particles. Double-meson production has also been observed and its cross section in the full kinematic region is estimated to be 15 ± 9b.The authors are grateful to A. M. Baldin, E. I. Maltsev, I. A. Savin for supporting these investigations; H. Bottcher, Ch. Spiering and L. V. Schreiber for useful discussions; E. M. Likhacheva, L. V. Silvestrov, V. E. Simonov, G. G. Takhtamyshev, N. V. Vlasov for their participation in the experiment.     

Charmonium sum rules andη c production in two-photon reactions

The coupling of the pseudoscalar charmonium stateη _c to two photons is calculated using the charmonium sum rules. The resulting value of the two-photon decay width is Λ=5.6 KeV (±10%). If the virtualness of one of the photons is increased from |k ₁ ² |=0 to |k ₁ ² |=1 GeV² the coupling decreases about 10%.     

Momentum dependence of hadronic production of the ?-meson and its width in nuclear matter

Information on the properties of the ? meson in the nuclear environment has been derived from its production in proton collisions with C, Cu, Al, and Au nuclear targets. The experiment was carried out with 2.83?GeV protons at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY, with the ? being detected via its K ^?+? K ^?? decay using the ANKE magnetic spectrometer. The measured dependence of the production cross section on the nuclear mass number has been compared with calculations within three different nuclear models. These suggest a significant broadening of the width of the ? in medium relative to its vacuum value. The ANKE results obtained in the momentum range 0.6?p _? ?c are compared with data from photoproduction experiments at slightly higher momenta.     

Spin alignment and parity violation effects inρ 0 production in neutrino and antineutrino charged-current interactions

Most of the measured events on hydrogen, deuterium and neon targets from BEBC at CERN and the 15-foot Bubble Chamber at Fermilab are combined to measure spin-density matrix elements for ⁰ production in the current-fragmentation region in neutrino and antineutrino charged-current interactions. The spin-alignment parameter is found to be 0.08±0.11 for neutrino and 0.41±0.11 for antineutrino interactions. The parity-odd density matrix element Im(₁₀+_–10) is consistent with zero in both reactions. In the combined neutrino and antineutrino data an indication of parity violation is observed: Im _1–1=0.38±0.16 atx _B >0.2,Q ²>8 GeV² andz>0.6.     

ωN final state interactions and ω-meson production from heavy-ion collisions

We calculate the elastic and inelastic ωN→ωN, →πN, →ρN, →ρπN, →ππN, →σN reactions within a boson exchange approximation where the ωρπ coupling constant and form factor are fixed by the reaction πN→ωN in comparison to the experimental data. We find rather large ωN cross sections at low relative momenta of the ω-meson which leads to a substantial broadening of the ω-meson width in nuclear matter. The implications of the ωN final state interactions are studied for ω production in ¹²C +¹²C, ⁴⁰Ca +⁴⁰Ca and ⁵⁸Ni +⁵⁸Ni reactions at about 2 · A GeV within the HSD transport approach; the drastic changes of the transverse mass spectra relative to a general m _T-scaling (for π⁰ and η mesons) might be controlled experimentally by the TAPS Collaboration. Received: 28 April 1999 / Revised version: 7 June 1999     

Radiation effects in the production and decay of ψ mesons by leptons

A new expression _e is obtained for resonance in the reaction e⁺e^– ar ^+– with allowance for the radiative corrections, which also contain the emission of hard photons by the final leptons and the final value of the energy resolution E. An expression is obtained for the total probability of radiative lepton decay. A numerical analysis of the experimental data is made for the reaction ^+–, and the parameters e⁺e^– (3, 1) e⁺e^–, and _e ² /, _e, and are determined for (3, 1) resonance-with allowance for the radiative corrections.This paper was read (November 17–21, 1975) at a session on high-energy physics of the Department of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 29–34, March, 1977.     

Higgsino production through toponium in e+e− reactions

Higgsino production in e⁺e⁻ reactions is considered in the simplest model where the higgsino is the lightest supersymmetric particle. The supersymmetric version of the Wilczek mechanism seems to be the best way to detect higgsinos and photinos in the LEP energy range.