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Possibility of measuring the lifetime of the. sigma. /sup 0/ hyperon by the method of Coulomb excitation

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6772816
A study is made of the possibility of measuring the lifetime of the ..sigma../sup 0/ hyperon produced in the process ..lambda..A..--> sigma../sup 0/A by separating the Coulomb peak from the strong-interaction background in the differential cross section for small momentum transfers to the nucleus. The strong-interaction contribution to the process ..lambda..N..--> sigma../sup 0/N is estimated by the method of complex angular momenta with allowance for cuts. The cross section for the nuclear process ..lambda..A..--> sigma../sup 0/A is evaluated using the Glauber formalism. It is shown that in the case of heavy nuclei the electromagnetic interactions dominate over the entire region of coherence for laboratory energies of the incident ..lambda.. hyperon in the range E> or approx. =10 GeV. The ranges of energies and emission angles of the ..lambda.. hyperons and photons from the decay of coherently produced ..sigma../sup 0/ hyperons are determined.
Research Organization:
Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute
OSTI ID:
6772816
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 27:2; ISSN SJNCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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