Measurement of 'Subthreshold' Production ofK−and Antiprotons in Relativistic Nuclear Collisions

Autor: K. Ganezer, Victor Perez-Mendez, A. Shor, G. Igo, F. Zarbakhsh, Peter J. Lindstrom, J. B. Carroll, T. Mulera, J.V. Geaga, S. Abachi, A.L. Sagle, D. Woodard
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Physical Review Letters. 51:616-616
ISSN: 0031-9007
Popis: The observation of subthreshold production of K/sup -/ in the reaction /sup 28/Si+/sup 28/Si at 2.1 GeV/nucleon is reported. For production at O/sup 0/ and 1 GeV/c, a K/sup -/ cross section (d/sup 2/sigma/dp d..cap omega..) of 1.6 mb sr/sup -1/ (GeV/c)/sup -1/ and an upper limit for p-bar production of 3 nb sr/sup -1/ (GeV/c)/sup -1/ were measured. Calculations incorporating the effects of nuclear Fermi momentum underpredict the K/sup -/ yield by more than a factor of 20. Production mechanisms involving collective effects and equilibration are discussed.
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