HIGH STATISTICS INCLUSIVE phi MESON PRODUCTION AT SPS ENERGIES

The ACCMOR collaboration Dijkstra, H. ; Bailey, R. ; Belau, E. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 31 (1986) 375-389, 1986.
Inspire Record 18260 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.15894

Inclusive ϕ meson production has been measured for 100 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c incident π−,\(\bar p\) andK−, and for 120 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c incident π+,p andK+, using a Be target. A total of 630,000 ϕ mesons has been recorded in the kinematic range 0<xF<0.4. Presented are the differential cross sectionsdσ/dxF anddσ/dpT2. The longitudinal momentum distributions show that the strange valence quarks of the incidentK mesons play an important role in ϕ meson production, even at smallxF. The decay angular distribution of the ϕ meson is evaluated in the Gottfried-Jackson frame and is expressed in the elements of the density matrix. There is a small but significant cos2θGJ dependence for smallpT, which decreases for increasingpT.

34 data tables

Note that the data is plotted in fig. 5 a factor 5 too large. The numbers here are correct.

Note that the data is plotted in fig 5 a factor of 5 too large. The numbers here are correct.

Note that the data is plotted in fig. 5 a factor of 5 too large. CT = The numbers here are correct.

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