Transverse momentum distributions of eta mesons in near threshold relativistic heavy ion reactions

Berg, F.D. ; Pfeiffer, M. ; Schwalb, O. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 72 (1994) 977-980, 1994.
Inspire Record 376197 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20916

Transverse momentum spectra of η mesons have been measured near the free nucleon-nucleon production threshold in the heavy ion reactions Ar40+ Canat, Kr86 + Zrnat, and Au197+ Au197 at 1.0A GeV and also in Ar40+ Canat at 1.5A GeV. The measured transverse momentum distributions are compared to model calculations. The relative abundance of Δ(1232) and N(1535) resonances excited in the collision is deduced. A comparison to pion data reveals scaling with the transverse mass of the emitted meson.

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