Published November 23, 1989
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Journal article
Production of polarized hypernuclei in the (K-,π-) reaction in the GeV/c region
Creators
- 1. Osaka Univ., Toyonaka (Japan). Dept. of Physics
- 2. Fukui Univ. (Japan). Div. of Mathematical Physics
Description
It is shown that the (K-,π-) reaction in the GeV/c momentum region is able to yield large spin polarizations. Cross sections and polarizations are evaluated for a typical example of 12C(K-,π-)Λ12C at pK=1.1 and 1.5 GeV/c, where the polarizations of the elementary process are maximally negative and maximally positive, respectively. In addition to the (π+,K+) reaction, the (K-,π-) reaction in the GeV/c region can be used as another powerful means to produce polarized Λ-hypernuclei, when higher intensity K- beams become available. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters, (Section) B
- Journal Volume
- 232
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 24-28
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 21017485
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CARBON 12; CARBON 12 TARGET; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; GEV RANGE 01-10; HYPERNUCLEI; INELASTIC SCATTERING; KAON MINUS REACTIONS; KAON MINUS-NEUTRON INTERACTION; LAMBDA PARTICLES; MEV RANGE 100-1000; PIONS MINUS; POLARIZATION-ASYMMETRY RATIO; POLARIZED PRODUCTS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPECTRA; SPIN ORIENTATION; STRANGENESS-EXCHANGE REACTIONS; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BOSONS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CROSS SECTIONS; DATA; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; HYPERONS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; ISOTOPES; KAON REACTIONS; KAON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS; KAON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; LAMBDA BARYONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MESON REACTIONS; MESON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; MESON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; MESONS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; SCATTERING; STABLE ISOTOPES; STRANGE PARTICLES; TARGETS