Phi and omega meson production in anti-n p annihilation and the OZI rule

The OBELIX collaboration Ableev, V.G. ; Agnello, M. ; Balestra, F. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 334 (1994) 237-243, 1994.
Inspire Record 383126 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28740

The φπ + /ωπ + ratio from n¯p annihilations on a liquid hydrogen target, for n¯ momenta between 64 and 297 MeV/ c , was measured using the OBELIX spectrometer at LEAR. The ratio R(ϕπ/ωπ)=σ(n¯p→ϕπ+)/σ(n¯p→ωπ+) turned out 0.110±0.015 stat ±0.006 syst . Implications of this result on the OZI rule are discussed.

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Assumes branching ratios of (49.1 +- 0.8)% for phi --> K+ K- and (88.8 +- 0.6)% for omega --> pi+ pi- pi0.