Inclusive Λ production in proton-proton collisions at 3.5 GeV
nucl-ex
/ Authors
J. Adamczewski-Musch, G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, E. T. Atomssa, C. Behnke, J. C. Berger-Chen, J. Biernat, A. Blanco, C. Blume, M. Böhmer
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P. Bordalo, S. Chernenko, C. Deveaux, J. Dreyer, A. Dybczak, E. Epple, L. Fabbietti, O. Fateev, P. Fonte, C. Franco, J. Friese, I. Fröhlich, T. Galatyuk, J. A. Garzón, K. Gill, M. Golubeva, F. Guber, M. Gumberidze, S. Harabasz, T. Hennino, S. Hlavac, C. Höhne, R. Holzmann, A. Ierusalimov
/ Abstract
The inclusive production of Λ hyperons in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 3.18 GeV was measured with HADES at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt. The experimental data are compared to a data-based model for individual exclusive Λ production channels in the same reaction. The contributions of intermediate resonances such as Σ(1385), Δ++ or N* are considered in detail. In particular, the result of a partial wave analysis is accounted for the abundant pK$^+$Λ final state. Model and data show a reasonable agreement at mid rapidities, while a difference is found for larger rapidities. A total Λ production cross section in p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 3.18 GeV of σ(pp $\to$ Λ + X) = 207.3 $\pm$ 1.3 +6.0 -7.3 (stat.) $\pm$ 8.4 (syst.) +0.4 -0.5 (model) μb is found.