First Measurement of Λ Electroproduction off Nuclei in the Current and Target Fragmentation Regions

Chetry, T.; El Fassi, L.; Brooks, W.  K.; Dupré, R.; El Alaoui, A.; Hafidi, K.; Achenbach, P.; Adhikari, K.  P.; Akbar, Z.; Armstrong, W.  R.; Arratia, M.; Atac, H.; Avakian, H.; Baashen, L.; Baltzell, N.  A.; Barion, L.; Bashkanov, M.; Battaglieri, M.; Bedlinskiy, I.; Benkel, B.; Benmokhtar, F.; Bianconi, A.; Biselli, A.  S.; Bondi, M.; Booth, W.  A.; Bossù, F.; Boiarinov, S.; Brinkmann, K. -Th.; Briscoe, W.  J.; Bulumulla, D.; Burkert, V.  D.; Carman, D.  S.; Carvajal, J.  C.; Celentano, A.; Chatagnon, P.; Chesnokov, V.; Ciullo, G.; Cole, P.  L.; Contalbrigo, M.; Costantini, G.; D’Angelo, A.; Dashyan, N.; De Vita, R.; Defurne, M.; Deur, A.; Diehl, S.; Djalali, C.; Egiyan, H.; Elouadrhiri, L.; Eugenio, P.; Fegan, S.; Filippi, A.; Gavalian, G.; Ghandilyan, Y.; Gilfoyle, G.  P.; Glazier, D.  I.; Golubenko, A.  A.; Gosta, G.; Gothe, R.  W.; Griffioen, K.  A.; Guidal, M.; Guo, L.; Hakobyan, H.; Hattawy, M.; Hayward, T.  B.; Heddle, D.; Hobart, A.; Holtrop, M.; Ilieva, Y.; Ireland, D.  G.; Isupov, E.  L.; Jenkins, D.; Jo, H.  S.; Kabir, M.  L.; Khanal, A.; Khandaker, M.; Kim, A.; Kim, W.; Klein, F.  J.; Kripko, A.; Kubarovsky, V.; Lagerquist, V.; Lanza, L.; Leali, M.; Lee, S.; Lenisa, P.; Li, X.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I.  J. D.; Marchand, D.; Mascagna, V.; McKinnon, B.; McLauchlin, C.; Meziani, Z.  E.; Migliorati, S.; Mineeva, T.; Mirazita, M.; Mokeev, V.; Munoz Camacho, C.; Nadel-Turonski, P.; Neupane, K.; Niccolai, S.; Nicol, M.; Niculescu, G.; Osipenko, M.; Ostrovidov, A.  I.; Pandey, P.; Paolone, M.; Pappalardo, L.  L.; Paremuzyan, R.; Pasyuk, E.; Paul, S.  J.; Phelps, W.; Pilleux, N.; Pokhrel, M.; Poudel, J.; Price, J.  W.; Prok, Y.; Raue, B.  A.; Reed, T.; Richards, J.; Ripani, M.; Ritman, J.; Rosner, G.; Sabatié, F.; Salgado, C.; Schadmand, S.; Schmidt, A.; Schumacher, R.  A.; Sharabian, Y.  G.; Shirokov, E.  V.; Shrestha, U.; Simmerling, P.; Sokhan, D.; Sparveris, N.; Stepanyan, S.; Strakovsky, I.  I.; Strauch, S.; Tan, J.  A.; Trotta, N.; Tyson, R.; Ungaro, M.; Vallarino, S.; Venturelli, L.; Voskanyan, H.; Voutier, E.; Wei, X.; Weinstein, L.  B.; Williams, R.; Wishart, R.; Wood, M.  H.; Yurov, M.; Zachariou, N.; Zhao, Z.  W.; Zurek, M.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.130.142301

First Measurement of Λ Electroproduction off Nuclei in the Current and Target Fragmentation Regions

Journal Article · Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.130.142301· OSTI ID:2216897

Chetry, T.; ; Brooks, W. K.; Dupré, R.; El Alaoui, A.; Hafidi, K.; Achenbach, P.; Adhikari, K. P.; Akbar, Z.; Armstrong, W. R.; Arratia, M.; Atac, H.; Avakian, H.; Baashen, L.; Baltzell, N. A.; Barion, L.; Bashkanov, M.; Battaglieri, M.; Bedlinskiy, I.; Benkel, B. more »

Here, we report results of Λ hyperon production in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering off deuterium, carbon, iron, and lead targets obtained with the CLAS detector and the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility 5.014 GeV electron beam. These results represent the first measurements of the Λ multiplicity ratio and transverse momentum broadening as a function of the energy fraction (z) in the current and target fragmentation regions. The multiplicity ratio exhibits a strong suppression at high z and an enhancement at low z. The measured transverse momentum broadening is an order of magnitude greater than that seen for light mesons. This indicates that the propagating entity interacts very strongly with the nuclear medium, which suggests that propagation of diquark configurations in the nuclear medium takes place at least part of the time, even at high z. The trends of these results are qualitatively described by the Giessen Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck transport model, particularly for the multiplicity ratios. These observations will potentially open a new era of studies of the structure of the nucleon as well as of strange baryons.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Contributing Organization:: CLAS Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC05-06OR23177; FG02-07ER41528

OSTI ID:: 2216897

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1968370

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 130; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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