Δ resonance production in 58Ni + Cu collisions at E = 1.97A GeV

  • E. L. Hjort
  • , S. Albergo
  • , F. Bieser
  • , F. P. Brady
  • , Z. Caccia
  • , D. A. Cebra
  • , A. D. Chacon
  • , J. L. Chance
  • , Y. Choi
  • , S. Costa
  • , J. B. Elliott
  • , M. L. Gilkes
  • , J. A. Hauger
  • , A. S. Hirsch
  • , A. Insolia
  • , M. Justice
  • , D. Keane
  • , J. C. Kintner
  • , M. A. Lisa
  • , H. S. Matis
  • M. McMahan, C. McParland, D. L. Olson, M. D. Partlan, N. T. Porile, R. Potenza, G. Rai, J. Rasmussen, H. G. Ritter, J. Romanski, J. L. Romero, G. V. Russo, R. P. Scharenberg, A. Scott, Y. Shao, B. K. Srivastava, T. J.M. Symons, M. Tincknell, C. Tuvè, S. Wang, P. G. Warren, H. H. Wieman, T. Wienold, K. Wolf

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Abstract

Invariant mass analyses of (p, π±) pairs in 58Ni + Cu collisions at 1.97A GeV have been performed and show correlations resulting from the decays of the Δ resonance, the Δ baryon, and possibly the N*(1440) resonance. A reduction in the Δ mass is observed and the mass reduction increases with collision centrality. Events generated by the relativistic cascade model (ARC) also reveal a mass reduction. The mass reduction is related to the size of the reaction volume and the details of Δ production mechanisms in heavy ion collisions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4345-4348
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume79
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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