Study of Lambda0 polarization in four different exclusive p p reactions at 27.5-GeV/c

Felix, J. ; Avilez, C. ; Christian, D.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 82 (1999) 5213-5216, 1999.
Inspire Record 457464 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19473

We have measured the xF and PT dependence of the polarization of Λ0 hyperons produced in exclusive final states pp→pΛ0K+π+π−, pp→pΛ0K+π+π−π+π−, pp→pΛ0K+π+π−π+π−π+π−, and pp→pΛ0K+π+π−π+π−π+π−π+π− at 27.5 GeV/ c. We present an empirical parametrization for Λ0 polarization as a function of xF and PT: P=(−0.443±0.037)xFPT for −1≤xF≤1 and 0≤PT≤1.8GeV/c. This parametrization is independent of the final state and provides a good description of the data. We note that the mechanism responsible for Λ0 polarization appears to be independent of the production mechanism.

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