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A measurement of Λ polarization in inclusive production by Σ- of 340 GeV/c in C and Cu targets

  • M. I. Adamovich
  • , Yu A. Alexandrov
  • , S. P. Baranov
  • , D. Barberis
  • , M. Beck
  • , C. Bérat
  • , W. Beusch
  • , M. Boss
  • , S. Brons
  • , W. Brückner
  • , M. Buénerd
  • , Ch Busch
  • , Ch Büscher
  • , F. Charignon
  • , J. Chauvin
  • , E. A. Chudakov
  • , U. Dersch
  • , F. Dropmann
  • , J. Engelfried
  • , F. Faller
  • A. Fournier, S. G. Gerassimov, M. Godbersen, P. Grafström, Th Haller, M. Heidrich, E. Hubbard, R. B. Hurst, K. Königsmann, I. Konorov, N. Keller, K. Martens, Ph Martin, S. Masciocchi, R. Michaels, U. Müller, H. Neeb, D. Newbold, C. Newsom, S. Paul, J. Pochodzalla, I. Potashnikova, B. Povh, R. Ransome, Z. Ren, M. Rey-Campagnolle, G. Rosner, L. Rossi, H. Rudolph, C. Scheel, L. Schmitt, H. W. Siebert, A. Simon, V. Smith, O. Thilmann, A. Trombini, E. Vesin, B. Volkemer, K. Vorwalter, Th Walcher, G. Wälder, R. Werding, E. Wittmann, M. V. Zavertyaev

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Abstract

We have measured the polarization of Λ hyperons produced inclusively by a Σ- beam of 340 GeV/c momentum in nuclear targets. From a sample of 9.5 millions of identified Λ decays, polarizations were determined in the range xF > 0.1 and p t < 1.6 GeV/c. The polarization w.r.t. the production normal is mainly positive for xF ≥ 0.3. At fixed values of xF, it increases with pt to a maximum between pt=0.5 and pt=1 GeV/c, and then decreases to zero or even negative values, in sharp contrast to the plateau above pt=1 GeV/c observed in inclusive A production by protons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-228
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2004

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