Hyperon beam physics

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/212678· OSTI ID:212678

Cooper, P S

This report reviews the present status and recent results in hyperon physics concentrating on results from high energy hyperon beam experiments performed at Fermilab over the past several years. The report focuses on hyperon production polarization, precision hyperon magnetic moment measurements and radiative decay studies. Modern charged hyperon beam experiments are characterized by {approx}100m long apparatus and hyperon beams with {gamma}{sub Y}{approx}100 and hyperon fluxes in the 1-100 kHz range.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 212678
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-96/063; CONF-951062-7; ON: DE96008164; TRN: 96:010560
• Resource Relation: Conference: BARYONS `95: 7. international conference on the structure of baryons, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 3-7 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
HYPERONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
SPIN ORIENTATION
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
SEMILEPTONIC DECAY
RADIATIVE DECAY
CABIBBO ANGLE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA