Study of the gp-->etap reaction with the Crystal Ball detector at the Mainz Microtron(MAMI-C)

The Crystal Ball at MAMI collaboration McNicoll, E.F. ; Prakhov, S. ; Strakovsky, I.I. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 82 (2010) 035208, 2010.
Inspire Record 860725 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.56733

The gp-->etap reaction has been measured with the Crystal Ball and TAPS multiphoton spectrometers in the energy range from the production threshold of 707 MeV to 1.4 GeV (1.49 =< W >= 1.87 GeV). Bremsstrahlung photons produced by the 1.5-GeV electron beam of the Mainz Microtron MAMI-C and momentum analyzed by the Glasgow Tagging Spectrometer were used for the eta-meson production. Our accumulation of 3.8 x 10^6 gp-->etap-->3pi0p-->6gp events allows a detailed study of the reaction dynamics. The gp-->etap differential cross sections were determined for 120 energy bins and the full range of the production angles. Our data show a dip near W = 1680 MeV in the total cross section caused by a substantial dip in eta production at forward angles. The data are compared to predictions of previous SAID and MAID partial-wave analyses and to thelatest SAID and MAID fits that have included our data.

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Total cross section for the reaction GAMMA P --> ETA P.

Differential cross section for the reaction GAMMA P --> ETA P at a photon energy of 710.4 MeV. The errors in the table are statistical only and there is an overall systematic uncertainty of 4.3 PCT.

Differential cross section for the reaction GAMMA P --> ETA P at a photon energy of 714.5 MeV. The errors in the table are statistical only and there is an overall systematic uncertainty of 4.3 PCT.

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Cross section of the $pp\to K^+\Sigma^+n$ reaction close to threshold

The COSY-HIRES collaboration Budzanowski, A. ; Chatterjee, A. ; Clement, H. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 692 (2010) 10-14, 2010.
Inspire Record 861052 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55371

We have measured inclusive data on $K^+$-meson production in $pp$ collisions at COSY J\"ulich close to the hyperon production threshold and determined the hyperon-nucleon invariant mass spectra. The spectra were decomposed into three parts: $\Lambda p$, $\Sigma^0p$ and $\Sigma^+n$. The cross section for the $\Sigma^+n$ channel was found to be much smaller than a previous measurement in that excess energy region. The data together with previous results at higher energies are compatible with a phase space dependence.

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Total cross section for P P --> K+ SIGMA+ N. Errors are combined statistics and systematics.

Deduced total cross section for P P --> K+ P LAMBDA.

Deduced total cross section for P P --> K+ SIGMA0 P.