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Anomalous J / psi suppression in Pb - Pb interactions at 158 GeV/c per nucleon

The NA50 collaboration Abreu, M.C. ; Alessandro, B. ; Alexa, C. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 410 (1997) 337-343, 1997.
Inspire Record 459314 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28260

The Drell-Yan and J ψ cross-sections measured in PbPb collisions are compared with the values extrapolated from the results obtained in proton and light ion induced reactions. While the Drell-Yan production exhibits the normal expected behaviour, the yield of J ψ in PbPb interactions is abnormally low, as it lies 9 standard deviations below the expected value. Moreover, the departure from the expected behaviour increases significantly from peripheral to central collisions.

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The results from other experiments are also presented.

Different data are rescaled at 200 GeV.


Study of the pi0 pi0 eta-prime final state in anti-p p annihilation at rest

The Crystal Barrel collaboration Abele, A. ; Adomeit, J. ; Amsler, C. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 404 (1997) 179-186, 1997.
Inspire Record 457856 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28292

A partial wave analysis of p̄p → π 0 π 0 η ′ has been performed using the η′ → π 0 π 0 η and η ′ → γγ decay modes. The data are dominated by an η ′ recoiling against the ( ππ ) S-wave. In addition, α 2 (1320) → η′π 0 is needed. There is evidence for contributions from α 0 (1450) → η′π 0 . The branching ratio of α 0 (1450) → η′π 0 with respect to ηπ 0 is consistent with the prediction of SU(3).

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Measurement of the anti-n Fe absorption cross-section between 125-MeV/c and 780-MeV/c

Barbina, C ; Ahmidouch, A ; Birsa, R ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 612 (1997) 346-358, 1997.
Inspire Record 456893 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36490

The n̄-Fe absorption cross section σ abs n Fe has been measured at LEAR (the Low Energy Antiproton Ring at CERN) using tagged n̄'s produced in the p̄p → n̄n charge-exchange reaction. With incident p̄ momenta of 875 and 545 MeV/ c σ abs n Fe has been measured in the momentum interval between 125 and 780 MeV/ c , in a region where only a few measurements presently exist. The overall statistical and systematic errors range from 20 to 5%; the normalisation error is less than 3%. The measured cross sections are well reproduced by a parametrisation a + b p n , with a = 0.680 ± 0.051 barn and b = 0.228 ± 0.024 barn·GeV/ c .

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The errors are the sum in quadrature of the statistical and systematical errors.


Scalar and vector meson production and two-step processes in the (K-,K+) reaction on C-12.

The E224 collaboration Ahn, J.K. ; Aoki, S. ; Chung, K.S. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 625 (1997) 231-250, 1997.
Inspire Record 439760 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36465

The double strangeness exchange reaction ( K − , K + ) is investigated with respect to the sub-threshold production of scalar and vector mesons ( f 0 / a 0 / φ ) decaying into K + K − and the two-step processes induced by intermediate mesons and Ξ − hyperons at p k − = 1.66 GeV/ c using a scintillating fiber active target. The differential cross section ( 〈 dσ dΩ L 〉) averaged over the angular interval (2.3° ⩽ θ K + L ⩽ 14.7°) for the sub-threshold f 0 / a 0 / φ meson production with the K + K − decay is 11 ± 6 μ b/sr at 0.6 ⩽ p K 1 < 0.95 GeV/ c . The present result differs significantly from the theoretical calculation which predicts the contribution of the f 0 / a 0 / φ meson production to be predominant in the ( K − , K + ) reaction below p K + = 0.95 GeV/ c . We found a sizable contribution from two-step ( K − , K + processes, characterized by production of two S = −1 hyperons, consistent with the result of the intra-nuclear cascade (INC) model calculation with respect to the meson-induced hyperon (or hyperon resonance) pair production in the momentum region 0.6 ⩽ p K + < 0.95 GeV/ c . The observed enhancement of the cross section for the two-step ΛΛ production beyond the prediction of the INC model at p K + ⋍ 1.1 GeV /c could be due to the Ξ − p → ΛΛ reaction in 12 C.

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Multinucleon contributions to the C-12(pi+,p p) reaction at 100-MeV and 165-MeV incident pion energies

Huber, G.M. ; Lolos, G.J. ; Papandreou, Z. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 624 (1997) 623-654, 1997.
Inspire Record 459427 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36491

Differential and total cross sections for π + absorption on 12 C are presented at incident pion energies of 100 and 165 MeV. This is the first time that this reaction has been measured with a combination of good energy and angle information over an extensive region of phase space. Results are compared to extensive Monte Carlo simulations in order to investigate the role of two- and multinucleon absorption processes in this nucleus. Signatures of ISI and FSI in the pion absorption process are also investigated, in order to explain the complex reaction mechanism implied by the data.

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Axis error includes +- 20/20 contribution (Relative systematic uncertainty).

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Compton scattering by the proton through Theta(CMS) = 75-degrees and 90-degrees in the Delta resonance region

Hünger, A ; Peise, J ; Robbiano, A ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 620 (1997) 385-416, 1997.
Inspire Record 458618 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36349

Differential cross sections for Compton scattering by the proton have been measured in the energy interval between 200 and 500 MeV at scattering angles of θ cms = 75° and θ cms = 90° using the CATS, the CATS/TRAJAN, and the COPP setups with the Glasgow Tagger at MAMI (Mainz). The data are compared with predictions from dispersion theory using photo-meson amplitudes from the recent VPI solution SM95. The experiment and the theoretical procedure are described in detail. It is found that the experiment and predictions are in agreement as far as the energy dependence of the differential cross sections in the Δ-range is concerned. However, there is evidence that a scaling down of the resonance part of the M 1+ 3 2 photo-meson amplitude by (2.8 ± 0.9)% is required in comparison with the VPI analysis. The deduced value of the M 1+ 3 2 - photoproduction amplitude at the resonance energy of 320 MeV is: |M 1+ 3 2 | = (39.6 ± 0.4) × 10 −3 m π + −1 .

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Threshold measurements at the internal experimental facility COSY-11

Balewski, J. ; Brauksiepe, S. ; Budzanowski, A. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 626 (1997) 85C-92C, 1997.
Inspire Record 463151 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36361

The experimental setup and detection technique of the COSY-11 installation, an internal experimental facility at the cooler synchrotron and storage ring COSY Jülich, are described. The detection system has been designed for meson production studies with full geometrical acceptance close to threshold. Preliminary results of first measurements are presented, emphasis is put on strangeness production in the reactions pp → ppK + K − and pp → pK + Λ .

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Excess energy of 6.1 MeV above threshold 3.3016 GeV.

Excess energy of 2 MeV above threshold 2.339 GeV.


J / psi and Drell-Yan cross-sections in Pb Pb interactions at 158 GeV/c per nucleon

The NA50 collaboration Abreu, M.C. ; Alessandro, B. ; Alexa, C. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 410 (1997) 327-336, 1997.
Inspire Record 459315 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.5631

First results are reported on J ψ and Drell-Yan cross-sections in PbPb reactions at 158 GeV/ c per nucleon. The ratio of cross-sections σ J/ψ /σ DY is studied as a function of the impact parameter of the collision estimated from the measured transverse energy.

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The Drell-Yan cross sections are taken in the mass interval 2.9 to 4.5 GeV. SIG/SIG ratio are free from most systematic errors.

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Xi- production by Sigma-, pi- and neutrons in the hyperon beam experiment at CERN.

The WA89 collaboration Adamovich, M.I. ; Aleksandrov, Yu.A. ; Barberis, D. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 76 (1997) 35-44, 1997.
Inspire Record 448181 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47352

Inclusive cross sections for Ξ- hyperon production in high-energy Σ-, π- and neutron induced interactions were measured by the experiment WA89 at CERN. Secondary Σ- and π- beams with average momenta of 345 GeV/c and a neutron beam of 260 GeV/c were produced by primary protons of 450 GeV/c from the CERN SPS. The influence of the target mass on the Ξ- cross section is explored by comparing reactions on copper and carbon nuclei. Both single and double differential cross sections are presented as a function of the transverse momentum and the Feynman variable xF. A strong leading effect for Σ- produced by Σ- is observed.

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Improved determination of alpha(s) from neutrino nucleon scattering.

The CCFR collaboration Seligman, W.G. ; Arroyo, C.G. ; de Barbaro, L. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 79 (1997) 1213-1216, 1997.
Inspire Record 448914 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.37289

We present an improved determination of the proton structure functions $F_{2}$ and $xF_{3}$ from the CCFR $\nu $-Fe deep inelastic scattering (DIS) experiment. Comparisons to high-statistics charged-lepton scattering results for $F_{2}$ from the NMC, E665, SLAC, and BCDMS experiments, after correcting for quark-charge and heavy-target effects, indicate good agreement for $x>0.1$ but some discrepancy at lower x. The $Q^{2}$ evolution of the structure functions yields the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) scale parameter $\Lambda_{\bar{MS}}^{NLO,(4)}=337 \pm 28$(exp.) MeV. This corresponds to a value of the strong coupling constant at the scale of mass of the Z-boson of $\alpha _{S}(M_{Z}^{2})=0.119 \pm 0.002 (exp.) \pm 0.004 (theory)$ and is one of the most precise measurements of this quantity.

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