Multi-strange baryon and antibaryon production in sulphur tungsten and proton tungsten interactions at 200-GeV/c per nucleon.

The WA85 collaboration Abatzis, S. ; Barnes, R.P. ; Benayoun, Maurice ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 525 (1991) 441C-444C, 1991.
Inspire Record 328918 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36816

Production of multi-strange baryons and antibaryons is expected to be a useful indicator in the search for Quark-Gluon Plasma formation. Production of Ξ − and Ξ − has been observed for the first time in ultra-relativistic heavy ion interactions by the WA85 Experiment. We describe the procedure used to select these cascade candidates and show that Ξ − and Ξ − decays can be identified. Preliminary ratios of Ξ/Ξ production in sulphur-tungsten and proton-tungsten interactions are also presented.

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PRODUCTION AT CENTRAL RAPIDITY. 123 XI- AND 53 XIBAR+ CANDIDATES.

PRODUCTION AT CENTRAL RAPIDITY. 82 XI- AND 22 XIBAR+ CANDIDATES.