Physics Letters B (Mar 2015)
Partial wave analysis of the reaction p(3.5 GeV)+p→pK+Λ to search for the “ppK−” bound state
- G. Agakishiev,
- O. Arnold,
- D. Belver,
- A. Belyaev,
- J.C. Berger-Chen,
- A. Blanco,
- M. Böhmer,
- J.L. Boyard,
- P. Cabanelas,
- S. Chernenko,
- A. Dybczak,
- E. Epple,
- L. Fabbietti,
- O. Fateev,
- P. Finocchiaro,
- P. Fonte,
- J. Friese,
- I. Fröhlich,
- T. Galatyuk,
- J.A. Garzón,
- R. Gernhäuser,
- K. Göbel,
- M. Golubeva,
- D. González-Díaz,
- F. Guber,
- M. Gumberidze,
- T. Heinz,
- T. Hennino,
- R. Holzmann,
- A. Ierusalimov,
- I. Iori,
- A. Ivashkin,
- M. Jurkovic,
- B. Kämpfer,
- T. Karavicheva,
- I. Koenig,
- W. Koenig,
- B.W. Kolb,
- G. Kornakov,
- R. Kotte,
- A. Krása,
- F. Krizek,
- R. Krücken,
- H. Kuc,
- W. Kühn,
- A. Kugler,
- T. Kunz,
- A. Kurepin,
- V. Ladygin,
- R. Lalik,
- K. Lapidus,
- A. Lebedev,
- L. Lopes,
- M. Lorenz,
- L. Maier,
- A. Mangiarotti,
- J. Markert,
- V. Metag,
- J. Michel,
- C. Müntz,
- R. Münzer,
- L. Naumann,
- Y.C. Pachmayer,
- M. Palka,
- Y. Parpottas,
- V. Pechenov,
- O. Pechenova,
- J. Pietraszko,
- W. Przygoda,
- B. Ramstein,
- A. Reshetin,
- A. Rustamov,
- A. Sadovsky,
- P. Salabura,
- A. Schmah,
- E. Schwab,
- J. Siebenson,
- Yu.G. Sobolev,
- S. Spataro,
- B. Spruck,
- H. Ströbele,
- J. Stroth,
- C. Sturm,
- A. Tarantola,
- K. Teilab,
- P. Tlusty,
- M. Traxler,
- H. Tsertos,
- T. Vasiliev,
- V. Wagner,
- M. Weber,
- C. Wendisch,
- J. Wüstenfeld,
- S. Yurevich,
- Y. Zanevsky,
- A.V. Sarantsev
Affiliations
- G. Agakishiev
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- O. Arnold
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- D. Belver
- LabCAF. F. Física, Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- A. Belyaev
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- J.C. Berger-Chen
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- A. Blanco
- LIP-Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
- M. Böhmer
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- J.L. Boyard
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire (UMR 8608), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris Sud, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
- P. Cabanelas
- LabCAF. F. Física, Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- S. Chernenko
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- A. Dybczak
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
- E. Epple
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany; Corresponding authors at: Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany.
- L. Fabbietti
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany; Corresponding authors at: Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany.
- O. Fateev
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- P. Finocchiaro
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95125 Catania, Italy
- P. Fonte
- LIP-Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal; ISEC Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- J. Friese
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- I. Fröhlich
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- T. Galatyuk
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany; ExtreMe Matter Institute, EMMI, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- J.A. Garzón
- LabCAF. F. Física, Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- R. Gernhäuser
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- K. Göbel
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- M. Golubeva
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- D. González-Díaz
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- F. Guber
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- M. Gumberidze
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany; ExtreMe Matter Institute, EMMI, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- T. Heinz
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- T. Hennino
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire (UMR 8608), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris Sud, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
- R. Holzmann
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- A. Ierusalimov
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- I. Iori
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- A. Ivashkin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- M. Jurkovic
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- B. Kämpfer
- Institut für Strahlenphysik, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden, Germany; Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- T. Karavicheva
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- I. Koenig
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- W. Koenig
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- B.W. Kolb
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- G. Kornakov
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- R. Kotte
- Institut für Strahlenphysik, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden, Germany
- A. Krása
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- F. Krizek
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- R. Krücken
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- H. Kuc
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland; Institut de Physique Nucléaire (UMR 8608), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris Sud, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
- W. Kühn
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- A. Kugler
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- T. Kunz
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- A. Kurepin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- V. Ladygin
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- R. Lalik
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- K. Lapidus
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- A. Lebedev
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 117218 Moscow, Russia
- L. Lopes
- LIP-Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
- M. Lorenz
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- L. Maier
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- A. Mangiarotti
- LIP-Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
- J. Markert
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- V. Metag
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- J. Michel
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- C. Müntz
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- R. Münzer
- Excellence Cluster ‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’, 85748 Garching, Germany; Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- L. Naumann
- Institut für Strahlenphysik, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden, Germany
- Y.C. Pachmayer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- M. Palka
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
- Y. Parpottas
- Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus; Frederick University, 1036 Nicosia, Cyprus
- V. Pechenov
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- O. Pechenova
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- J. Pietraszko
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- W. Przygoda
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
- B. Ramstein
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire (UMR 8608), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris Sud, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
- A. Reshetin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- A. Rustamov
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- A. Sadovsky
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science, 117312 Moscow, Russia
- P. Salabura
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
- A. Schmah
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA
- E. Schwab
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- J. Siebenson
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Yu.G. Sobolev
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- S. Spataro
- Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Università di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- B. Spruck
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- H. Ströbele
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- J. Stroth
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- C. Sturm
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- A. Tarantola
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- K. Teilab
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- P. Tlusty
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- M. Traxler
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- H. Tsertos
- Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
- T. Vasiliev
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- V. Wagner
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 25068 Rez, Czech Republic
- M. Weber
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- C. Wendisch
- Institut für Strahlenphysik, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden, Germany; Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- J. Wüstenfeld
- Institut für Strahlenphysik, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden, Germany
- S. Yurevich
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Y. Zanevsky
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- A.V. Sarantsev
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 742
pp. 242 – 248
Abstract
Employing the Bonn–Gatchina partial wave analysis framework (PWA), we have analyzed HADES data of the reaction p(3.5 GeV)+p→pK+Λ. This reaction might contain information about the kaonic cluster “ppK−” (with quantum numbers JP=0− and total isospin I=1/2) via its decay into pΛ. Due to interference effects in our coherent description of the data, a hypothetical K‾NN (or, specifically “ppK−”) cluster signal need not necessarily show up as a pronounced feature (e.g. a peak) in an invariant mass spectrum like pΛ. Our PWA analysis includes a variety of resonant and non-resonant intermediate states and delivers a good description of our data (various angular distributions and two-hadron invariant mass spectra) without a contribution of a K‾NN cluster. At a confidence level of CLs=95% such a cluster cannot contribute more than 2–12% to the total cross section with a pK+Λ final state, which translates into a production cross-section between 0.7 μb and 4.2 μb, respectively. The range of the upper limit depends on the assumed cluster mass, width and production process. Keywords: Kaonic nuclei, Anti-kaon–nucleon physics, ppK−, Low energy QCD, Partial wave analysis
