Published June 1, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Near threshold Λ and Σ0 production in pp collisions

  • 1. Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 117258, B. Cheremushkinskaya 25, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, D-52425 Juelich (Germany)
  • 3. Nuclear Theory Group and INT, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560 (United States)

Description

The reactions pp→pΛK+ and pp→pΣ0K+ are studied near their thresholds. The strangeness production process is described by the π- and K exchange mechanisms. Effects from the final state interaction in the hyperon-nucleon system are taken into account rigorously. It is shown that the experimentally observed strong suppression of Σ0 production compared to Λ production can be explained by a destructive interference between π and K exchange in the reaction pp→pΣ0K+

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
512
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 120-124
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
4. international conference on nuclear physics at storage rings
Acronym
STORI99
Dates
12-16 Sep 1999
Place
Bloomington, IN (United States)

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Notes
(c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.