$ϕ$ Meson Production in $π^{-} p$ and $K^{-} p$ Interactions from 3 to 6 GeV/c

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24 June 1974

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 32 (25) , 1463-1467
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.32.1463

Abstract

Cross sections and density-matrix elements for

π^{-} p \to ϕ n

have been measured for -

- t ≲ 1.5

{GeV}^{2}

at 3, 4, 5, and 6 GeV/c, using the Argonne effective-mass spectrometer to observe the decay

ϕ (1019) \to K^{+} K^{-}

. This is the first observation of the reaction in this energy range. The remarkably flat differential cross section at 4 GeV/c and the strong energy dependence suggest a production mechanism not normally seen at these energies. Data on

K^{-} p \to ϕ Λ

and

K^{-} p \to ϕ Σ^{0}

from the same experiment are also presented.

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ϕMeson Production inπ−pandK−pInteractions from 3 to 6 GeV/c

Abstract

Keywords

$ϕ$ Meson Production in $π^{-} p$ and $K^{-} p$ Interactions from 3 to 6 GeV/c