European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Mar 2020)
Measurement of $$\phi $$ ϕ meson production in $$p + p$$ p+p interactions at 40, 80 and $$158 \, \hbox {GeV}/c$$ 158GeV/c with the NA61/SHINE spectrometer at the CERN SPS
- A. Aduszkiewicz,
- E. V. Andronov,
- T. Antićić,
- V. Babkin,
- M. Baszczyk,
- S. Bhosale,
- A. Blondel,
- M. Bogomilov,
- A. Brandin,
- A. Bravar,
- W. Bryliński,
- J. Brzychczyk,
- M. Buryakov,
- O. Busygina,
- A. Bzdak,
- H. Cherif,
- M. Ćirković,
- M. Csanad,
- J. Cybowska,
- T. Czopowicz,
- A. Damyanova,
- N. Davis,
- M. Deliyergiyev,
- M. Deveaux,
- A. Dmitriev ,
- W. Dominik,
- P. Dorosz,
- J. Dumarchez,
- R. Engel,
- G. A. Feofilov,
- L. Fields,
- Z. Fodor,
- A. Garibov,
- M. Gaździcki,
- O. Golosov,
- V. Golovatyuk ,
- M. Golubeva,
- K. Grebieszkow,
- F. Guber,
- A. Haesler,
- S. N. Igolkin,
- S. Ilieva,
- A. Ivashkin,
- S. R. Johnson,
- K. Kadija,
- E. Kaptur,
- N. Kargin,
- E. Kashirin,
- M. Kiełbowicz,
- V. A. Kireyeu,
- V. Klochkov,
- V. I. Kolesnikov,
- D. Kolev,
- A. Korzenev,
- V. N. Kovalenko,
- K. Kowalik,
- S. Kowalski,
- M. Koziel,
- A. Krasnoperov,
- W. Kucewicz,
- M. Kuich,
- A. Kurepin,
- D. Larsen,
- A. László,
- T. V. Lazareva,
- M. Lewicki,
- K. Łojek,
- B. Łysakowski,
- V. V. Lyubushkin,
- M. Maćkowiak-Pawłowska,
- Z. Majka,
- B. Maksiak,
- A. I. Malakhov,
- D. Manić,
- A. Marchionni,
- A. Marcinek,
- A. D. Marino,
- K. Marton,
- H.-J. Mathes,
- T. Matulewicz,
- V. Matveev,
- G. L. Melkumov,
- A. O. Merzlaya,
- B. Messerly,
- Ł. Mik,
- S. Morozov,
- S. Mrówczyński,
- Y. Nagai,
- M. Naskręt,
- V. Ozvenchuk,
- V. Paolone,
- M. Pavin,
- O. Petukhov,
- R. Płaneta,
- P. Podlaski,
- B. A. Popov,
- B. Porfy,
- M. Posiadała-Zezula,
- D. S. Prokhorova,
- D. Pszczel,
- S. Puławski,
- J. Puzović,
- M. Ravonel,
- R. Renfordt,
- E. Richter-Wąs,
- D. Röhrich,
- E. Rondio,
- M. Roth,
- B. T. Rumberger,
- M. Rumyantsev,
- A. Rustamov,
- M. Rybczynski,
- A. Rybicki,
- A. Sadovsky,
- K. Schmidt,
- I. Selyuzhenkov,
- A. Yu. Seryakov,
- P. Seyboth,
- M. Słodkowski,
- P. Staszel,
- G. Stefanek,
- J. Stepaniak,
- M. Strikhanov,
- H. Ströbele,
- T. Šuša,
- A. Taranenko,
- A. Tefelska,
- D. Tefelski,
- V. Tereshchenko,
- A. Toia,
- R. Tsenov,
- L. Turko,
- R. Ulrich,
- M. Unger,
- F. F. Valiev,
- D. Veberič,
- V. V. Vechernin,
- A. Wickremasinghe,
- Z. Włodarczyk,
- A. Wojtaszek-Szwarc,
- O. Wyszyński,
- L. Zambelli,
- E. D. Zimmerman,
- R. Zwaska
Affiliations
- A. Aduszkiewicz
- University of Warsaw
- E. V. Andronov
- St. Petersburg State University
- T. Antićić
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- V. Babkin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- M. Baszczyk
- AGH - University of Science and Technology
- S. Bhosale
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- A. Blondel
- University of Geneva
- M. Bogomilov
- Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia
- A. Brandin
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- A. Bravar
- University of Geneva
- W. Bryliński
- Warsaw University of Technology
- J. Brzychczyk
- Jagiellonian University
- M. Buryakov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- O. Busygina
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Bzdak
- AGH - University of Science and Technology
- H. Cherif
- University of Frankfurt
- M. Ćirković
- University of Belgrade
- M. Csanad
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- J. Cybowska
- Warsaw University of Technology
- T. Czopowicz
- Warsaw University of Technology
- A. Damyanova
- University of Geneva
- N. Davis
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- M. Deliyergiyev
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- M. Deveaux
- University of Frankfurt
- A. Dmitriev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- W. Dominik
- University of Warsaw
- P. Dorosz
- AGH - University of Science and Technology
- J. Dumarchez
- LPNHE, University of Paris VI and VII
- R. Engel
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- G. A. Feofilov
- St. Petersburg State University
- L. Fields
- Fermilab
- Z. Fodor
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- A. Garibov
- National Nuclear Research Center
- M. Gaździcki
- University of Frankfurt
- O. Golosov
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- V. Golovatyuk
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- M. Golubeva
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- K. Grebieszkow
- Warsaw University of Technology
- F. Guber
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Haesler
- University of Geneva
- S. N. Igolkin
- St. Petersburg State University
- S. Ilieva
- Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia
- A. Ivashkin
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- S. R. Johnson
- University of Colorado
- K. Kadija
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- E. Kaptur
- University of Silesia
- N. Kargin
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- E. Kashirin
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- M. Kiełbowicz
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- V. A. Kireyeu
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- V. Klochkov
- University of Frankfurt
- V. I. Kolesnikov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- D. Kolev
- Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia
- A. Korzenev
- University of Geneva
- V. N. Kovalenko
- St. Petersburg State University
- K. Kowalik
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
- S. Kowalski
- University of Silesia
- M. Koziel
- University of Frankfurt
- A. Krasnoperov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- W. Kucewicz
- AGH - University of Science and Technology
- M. Kuich
- University of Warsaw
- A. Kurepin
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- D. Larsen
- Jagiellonian University
- A. László
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- T. V. Lazareva
- St. Petersburg State University
- M. Lewicki
- University of Wrocław
- K. Łojek
- Jagiellonian University
- B. Łysakowski
- University of Silesia
- V. V. Lyubushkin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- M. Maćkowiak-Pawłowska
- Warsaw University of Technology
- Z. Majka
- Jagiellonian University
- B. Maksiak
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
- A. I. Malakhov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- D. Manić
- University of Belgrade
- A. Marchionni
- Fermilab
- A. Marcinek
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- A. D. Marino
- University of Colorado
- K. Marton
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- H.-J. Mathes
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- T. Matulewicz
- University of Warsaw
- V. Matveev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- G. L. Melkumov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. O. Merzlaya
- Jagiellonian University
- B. Messerly
- University of Pittsburgh
- Ł. Mik
- AGH - University of Science and Technology
- S. Morozov
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- S. Mrówczyński
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- Y. Nagai
- University of Colorado
- M. Naskręt
- University of Wrocław
- V. Ozvenchuk
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- V. Paolone
- University of Pittsburgh
- M. Pavin
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- O. Petukhov
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- R. Płaneta
- Jagiellonian University
- P. Podlaski
- University of Warsaw
- B. A. Popov
- LPNHE, University of Paris VI and VII
- B. Porfy
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- M. Posiadała-Zezula
- University of Warsaw
- D. S. Prokhorova
- St. Petersburg State University
- D. Pszczel
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
- S. Puławski
- University of Silesia
- J. Puzović
- University of Belgrade
- M. Ravonel
- University of Geneva
- R. Renfordt
- University of Frankfurt
- E. Richter-Wąs
- Jagiellonian University
- D. Röhrich
- University of Bergen
- E. Rondio
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
- M. Roth
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- B. T. Rumberger
- University of Colorado
- M. Rumyantsev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Rustamov
- National Nuclear Research Center
- M. Rybczynski
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- A. Rybicki
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- A. Sadovsky
- Institute for Nuclear Research
- K. Schmidt
- University of Silesia
- I. Selyuzhenkov
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- A. Yu. Seryakov
- St. Petersburg State University
- P. Seyboth
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- M. Słodkowski
- Warsaw University of Technology
- P. Staszel
- Jagiellonian University
- G. Stefanek
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- J. Stepaniak
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
- M. Strikhanov
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- H. Ströbele
- University of Frankfurt
- T. Šuša
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- A. Taranenko
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, National Research Nuclear University
- A. Tefelska
- Warsaw University of Technology
- D. Tefelski
- Warsaw University of Technology
- V. Tereshchenko
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- A. Toia
- University of Frankfurt
- R. Tsenov
- Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia
- L. Turko
- University of Wrocław
- R. Ulrich
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- M. Unger
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- F. F. Valiev
- St. Petersburg State University
- D. Veberič
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- V. V. Vechernin
- St. Petersburg State University
- A. Wickremasinghe
- University of Pittsburgh
- Z. Włodarczyk
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- A. Wojtaszek-Szwarc
- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
- O. Wyszyński
- Jagiellonian University
- L. Zambelli
- LPNHE, University of Paris VI and VII
- E. D. Zimmerman
- University of Colorado
- R. Zwaska
- Fermilab
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7675-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 80,
no. 3
pp. 1 – 18
Abstract
Abstract Results on $$\phi $$ ϕ meson production in inelastic $$p + p$$ p+p collisions at CERN SPS energies are presented. They are derived from data collected by the NA61/SHINE fixed target experiment, by means of invariant mass spectra fits in the $$\phi \rightarrow K^+ K^- $$ ϕ→K+K- decay channel. They include the first ever measured double differential spectra of $$\phi $$ ϕ mesons as a function of rapidity $$y$$ y and transverse momentum $$p_{\text {T}}$$ pT for proton beam momenta of $$80 \, \hbox {GeV}/c$$ 80GeV/c and $$158 \, \hbox {GeV}/c$$ 158GeV/c , as well as single differential spectra of $$y$$ y or $$p_{\text {T}}$$ pT for beam momentum of $$40 \, \hbox {GeV}/c$$ 40GeV/c . The corresponding total $$\phi $$ ϕ yields per inelastic $$p + p$$ p+p event are obtained. These results are compared with existing data on $$\phi $$ ϕ meson production in $$p + p$$ p+p collisions. The comparison shows consistency but superior accuracy of the present measurements. The emission of $$\phi $$ ϕ mesons in $$p + p$$ p+p reactions is confronted with that occurring in $$\mathrm{Pb} + \mathrm{Pb}$$ Pb+Pb collisions, and the experimental results are compared with model predictions. It appears that none of the considered models can properly describe all the experimental observations.