Published October 21, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

pp→pΛK+ reaction in search for the K-pp state - quest for a kaonic nuclei

  • 1. Stefan-Meyer-Institut fuer subatomare Physik, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090, Vienna (Austria)
  • 2. Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Garching (Germany)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica Generale 'A. Avogadro' and INFN, Torino (Italy)
  • 4. RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 5. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 116-0033 (Japan)

Description

The dibaryonic kaonic nuclear bound state, K-pp is searched by studying an exclusive p+p→p+Λ+K+ process at several beam energies. A signature of the K-pp is explored in a p+p→X(≡K-pp)+K+ reaction that follows a decay of the X into p+Λ. We found in a missing-mass ΔM(K+) spectrum and a Λp invariant-mass M(Λp) spectrum of DISTO data at 2.85 GeV a resonance with M = 2267 MeV/c2 and Γ = 118 MeV. Those events are found to be associated with a mono energetic kaon. We investigate this resonance as a candidate of the K-pp further also with a different beam energies.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1388
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 565-571
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
International conference on the structure of baryons
Acronym
BARYONS' 10
Dates
7-11 Dec 2010
Place
Osaka (Japan)

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(c) 2011 American Institute of Physics