The energy dependence of the pp->K+ n Sigma+ reaction close to threshold

Valdau, Yu. ; Barsov, S. ; Buscher, M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 81 (2010) 045208, 2010.
Inspire Record 846092 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55315

The production of the Sigma+ hyperon through the pp->K+nSigma+ reaction has been investigated at four energies close to threshold, 1.826, 1.920, 1.958, and 2.020 GeV. At low energies, correlated K+pi+ pairs can only originate from Sigma+ production so that their measurement allows the total cross section for the reaction to be determined. The results obtained are completely consistent with the values extracted from the study of the K+-proton correlation spectra obtained in the same experiment. These spectra, as well as the inclusive K+ momentum distributions, also provide conservative upper limits on the Sigma+ production rates. The measurements show a Sigma+ production cross section that varies roughly like phase space and, in particular, none of the three experimental approaches used supports the anomalously high near-threshold pp->K+ nSigma+ total cross section previously reported [T. Rozek et al., Phys. Lett. B 643, 251 (2006)].

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The K+ double-differential cross section at each of the 5 beam energies intgerated over momentum bins of width +- 12 MeV/c. Note the errors do not include the 7 PCT systematic uncertainty coming from the normalization.

Total cross section for the P P --> K+ P LAMBDA.

Total cross section for the P P --> K+ P SIGMA0.

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Observation of an ABC effect in proton-proton collisions

Dymov, S. ; Hartmann, M. ; Kacharava, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 102 (2009) 192301, 2009.
Inspire Record 812534 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51593

The cross section for inclusive multipion production in the pp->ppX reaction was measured at COSY-ANKE at four beam energies, 0.8, 1.1, 1.4, and 2.0 GeV, for low excitation energy in the final pp system, such that the diproton quasi-particle is in the 1S0 state. At the three higher energies the missing mass Mx spectra show a strong enhancement at low Mx, corresponding to an ABC effect that moves steadily to larger values as the energy is increased. Despite the missing-mass structure looking very different at 0.8 GeV, the variation with Mx and beam energy are consistent with two-pion production being mediated through the excitation of two Delta(1232) isobars, coupled to S-- and D-- states of the initial pp system.

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The P P --> P P X differential cross section as a function of the square ofthe missing mass (X) at incident beam energy of 0.8 GeV.

The P P --> P P X differential cross section as a function of the square ofthe missing mass (X) at incident beam energy of 1.1 GeV.

The P P --> P P X differential cross section as a function of the square ofthe missing mass (X) at incident beam energy of 1.4 GeV.

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Measurement of the pn -> dK^+K^- total cross section close to threshold

Maeda, Y. ; Hartmann, M. ; Keshelashvili, I. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 79 (2009) 018201, 2009.
Inspire Record 803587 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50466

Measurements of the pn -> p_spec dK^+K^- reaction, where p_spec is a spectator proton, have been undertaken at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Juelich by detecting a fast deuteron in coincidence with a K^+K^- pair in the ANKE facility. Although the proton beam energy was fixed, the moving target neutron allowed values of the non-resonant quasi-free pn -> dK^+K^- total cross section to be deduced up to an excess energy epsilon ~ 100 MeV. Evidence is found for the effects of K^-d and KKbar final state interactions. The comparison of these data with those of pp -> ppK^+K^- and pp -> dK^+Kbar shows that all the total cross sections are very similar in magnitude.

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Total cross section for the non-PHI component of the P N --> DEUT K+ K- reaction as a function of the excess energy with respect to the DEUT K+ K- threshold.


Neutron-proton charge-exchange amplitudes at 585-MeV

Chiladze, D. ; Carbonell, J. ; Dzyuba, A. ; et al.
2008.
Inspire Record 803150 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52344

The differential cross section and deuteron analysing powers of the dp -> {pp}n charge-exchange reaction have been measured with the ANKE spectrometer at the COSY storage ring. Using a deuteron beam of energy 1170 MeV, data were obtained for small momentum transfers to a {pp} system with low excitation energy. A good quantitative understanding of all the measured observables is provided by the impulse approximation using known neutron-proton amplitudes. The proof of principle achieved here for the method suggests that measurements at higher energies will provide useful information in regions where the existing np database is far less reliable.

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Differential cross section for the unpolarized DEUT P --> P P N reaction integrated over momentum transfer Q < 100 MeV.

Unpolarized differential cross section for the DEUT P --> P P N reaction of (P P) excitation energies < 3 MeV.

Spherical tensor analysing powers t20 and t22 for EPP 0.1 to 1.0 MeV and cos(theta) > 0.5.

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Observation of inverse diproton photodisintegration at intermediate energies

Komarov, V. ; Azaryan, T. ; Chiladze, D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 101 (2008) 102501, 2008.
Inspire Record 787271 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50532

The reaction pp->{pp}_s\gamma, where {pp}_s is a proton pair with an excitation energy E_{pp}<3 MeV, has been observed with the ANKE spectrometer at COSY-Juelich for proton beam energies of T_p=0.353, 0.500, and 0.550 GeV. This is equivalent to photodisintegration of a free 1S_0 diproton for photon energies E\gamma ~ T_p/2. The differential cross sections measured for c.m. angles 0 deg.<\theta_{pp}<20 deg. exhibit a steep increase with angle that is compatible with E1 and E2 multipole contributions. The ratio of the measured cross sections to those of np->d\gamma is on the 10^{-3}-10^{-2} level. The increase of the pp->{pp}_s\gamma cross section with T_p might reflect the influence of the Delta(1232) excitation.

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Differential cross section in the centre of mass system for individual protons of kinetic energy 0.353 GeV. Errors shown are statistics plus uncertainties in background estimation.

Differential cross section in the centre of mass system for individual protons of kinetic energy 0.500 GeV. Errors shown are statistics plus uncertainties in background estimation.

Differential cross section in the centre of mass system for individual protons of kinetic energy 0.550 GeV. Errors shown are statistics plus uncertainties in background estimation.


Kaon Pair Production in Proton--Proton Collisions

The ANKE collaboration Maeda, Y. ; Hartmann, M. ; Keshelashvili, I. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 77 (2008) 015204, 2008.
Inspire Record 763646 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.25173

The differential and total cross sections for kaon pair production in the pp->ppK+K- reaction have been measured at three beam energies of 2.65, 2.70, and 2.83 GeV using the ANKE magnetic spectrometer at the COSY-Juelich accelerator. These near-threshold data are separated into pairs arising from the decay of the phi-meson and the remainder. For the non-phi selection, the ratio of the differential cross sections in terms of the K-p and K+p invariant masses is strongly peaked towards low masses. This effect can be described quantitatively by using a simple ansatz for the K-p final state interaction, where it is seen that the data are sensitive to the magnitude of an effective K-p scattering length. When allowance is made for a small number of phi events where the K- rescatters from the proton, the phi region is equally well described at all three energies. A very similar phenomenon is discovered in the ratio of the cross sections as functions of the K-pp and K+pp invariant masses and the identical final state interaction model is also very successful here. The world data on the energy dependence of the non-phi total cross section is also reproduced, except possibly for the results closest to threshold.

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Total cross sections for the reaction P P --> P P K+ K- reaction in the phi poor and phi rich regions.

Differential cross section as a function of the invariant mass of the K+ K- pair.

Differential cross section as a function of the invariant mass of the K+ P and K- P pair and their ratio.

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Shape of the Lambda(1405) hyperon measured through its Sigma0 pi0 decay.

Zychor, I. ; Buscher, M. ; Hartmann, M. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 660 (2008) 167-171, 2008.
Inspire Record 750092 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51635

The pp -> p K+ Y0 reaction has been studied for hyperon masses m(Y0)<1540 MeV/c2 at COSY-J\'ulich by using a 3.65 GeV/c circulating proton beam incident on an internal hydrogen target. Final states comprising two protons, one positively charged kaon and one negatively charged pion have been identified with the ANKE spectrometer. Such configurations are sensitive to the production of the ground state Lambda and Sigma0 hyperons as well as the Sigma0(1385) and Lambda(1405) resonances. Applying invariant- and missing-mass techniques, the two overlapping excited states can be separated unambiguously. The shape and position of the Lambda(1405) distribution, reconstructed cleanly from its Sigma0 pion0 decay, are similar to those found in other production modes and there is no obvious mass shift. This finding constitutes a challenging test for models that predict Lambda(1405) to be a two-state resonance.

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Cross section for SIGMA(1385)0 production.

Cross section for LAMBDA(1405) production.


The p p --> K+ n Sigma+ reaction near threshold.

Valdau, Yu. ; Koptev, V. ; Barsov, S. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 652 (2007) 245-249, 2007.
Inspire Record 747303 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31457

Inclusive K+ production in proton-proton collisions has been measured at a beam energy of 2.16 GeV using the COSY-ANKE magnetic spectrometer. The resulting spectrum, as well as those corresponding to K+ p and K+ pi+ correlated pairs, can all be well described using consistent values of the total cross sections for the pp->K+ p Lambda, pp->K+ p Sigma0, and pp->K+ n Sigma+ reactions. While the resulting values for Lambda and Sigma0 production are in good agreement with world data, our value for the total Sigma+ production cross section, sigma(pp->K+ n Sigma+) = 2.5+/-0.6(stat)+/-0.4(syst) mkb at an excess energy of epsilon=129 MeV, could only be reconciled with other recently published data if there were a highly unusual near--threshold behaviour.

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Total cross section for the reaction P P --> K+ N SIGMA+.

Total cross section for the reaction P P --> K+ P LAMBDA.

Total cross section for the reaction P P --> K+ P SIGMA0.

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Precision study of the eta-3He system using the d+p->3He+eta reaction

Mersmann, T. ; Khoukaz, A. ; Buscher, M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 98 (2007) 242301, 2007.
Inspire Record 743387 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31493

The differential and total cross sections for the d+p->3He+eta reaction have been measured in a high precision high statistics COSY-ANKE experiment near threshold using a continuous beam energy ramp up to an excess energy Q of 11.3 MeV with essentially 100% acceptance. The kinematics allowed the mean value of Q to be determined to about 9 keV. Evidence is found for the effects of higher partial waves for Q>4 MeV. The very rapid rise of the total cross section to its maximum value within 0.5 MeV of threshold implies a very large eta-3He scattering length and hence the presence of a quasi-bound state extremely close to threshold.

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Total cross section measurements.

Angular distribution asymmetry parameter defined as:. SIG(TOTAL)*(1+ASYM*COS(THETA(CM))/4*PI.


Precision measurement of the quasi-free p n --> d Phi reaction close to threshold.

Maeda, Y. ; Hartmann, M. ; Keshelashvili, I. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 142301, 2006.
Inspire Record 720728 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31513

The quasi-free pn->dphi reaction has been studied at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Juelich, using the internal proton beam incident on a deuterium cluster-jet target and detecting a fast deuteron in coincidence with the K+K- decay of the phi-meson. The energy dependence of the total and differential cross sections are extracted for excess energies up to 80 MeV by determining the Fermi momentum of the target neutron on an event-by-event basis. Though these cross sections are consistent with s-wave production, the kaon angular distributions show the presence of p waves at quite low energy. Production on the neutron is found to be stronger than on the proton but not by as much as for the eta-meson.

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Differential cross section dependence on the angle of the K+ from the PHI decay in the PHI rest frame.

Differential cross section dependence on the polar angle of the PHI in the overall rest frame.

Total cross section as a function of the excess energy.