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Partial Wave Analysis of the Reaction $p(3.5 GeV)+p \to pK^+\Lambda$ to Search for the '$ppK^-$' Bound State
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Employing the Bonn-Gatchina partial wave analysis framework (PWA), we have analyzed HADES data of the reaction $p(3.5GeV)+p\to pK^{+}\Lambda$. This reaction might contain information about the kaonic cluster "$ppK^-$" via its decay into $p\Lambda$. Due to interference effects in our coherent description of the data, a hypothetical $\overline{K}NN$ (or, specifically "$ppK^-$") cluster signal must not necessarily show up as a pronounced feature (e.g. a peak) in an invariant mass spectra like $p\Lambda$. Our PWA analysis includes a variety of resonant and non-resonant intermediate states and delivers a good description of our data (various angular distributions and two-hadron invariant mass spectra) without a contribution of a $\overline{K}NN$ cluster. At a confidence level of CL$_{s}$=95\% such a cluster can not contribute more than 2-12\% to the total cross section with a $pK^{+}\Lambda$ final state, which translates into a production cross-section between 0.7 $\mu b$ and 4.2 $\mu b$, respectively. The range of the upper limit depends on the assumed cluster mass, width and production process.<br />Comment: 7 Pages, 5 Figures
- Subjects :
- Nuclear Experiment
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1410.8188
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.01.032