K*(892)+ production in proton-proton collisions at Ebeam = 3.5 GeV.

Authors :: Agakishiev, G.
Arnold, O.
Belver, D.
Belyaev, A.
Berger-Chen, J. C.
Blanco, A.
Bohmer, M.
Boyard, J. L.
Cabanelas, P.
Chernenko, S.
Dybczak, A.
Epple, E.
Fabbietti, L.
Fateev, O.
Finocchiaro, P.
Fonte, P.
Friese, J.
Fröhlich, I.
Galatyuk, T.
Garzón, J. A.
Source :: Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. Aug2015, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p024903-1-024903-7. 7p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: We present results on the K*(892)+ production in proton-proton collisions at a beam energy of E = 3.5 GeV, which is hitherto the lowest energy at which this mesonic resonance has been observed in nucleon-nucleon reactions. The data are interpreted within a two-channel model that includes the 3-body production of K*(892)+ associated with the Lambda- or Sigma-hyperon. The relative contributions of both channels are estimated. Besides the total cross section sigma(p+p→K*(892)++X) = 9.5 +- 0.9 +1.1-0.9±0.7 μub, that adds a new data point to the excitation function of the K*(892)+ production in the region of low excess energy, transverse momenta and angular spectra are extracted and compared with the predictions of the two-channel model. The spin characteristics of K*(892)+ are discussed as well in terms of the spin-alignment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]