Search for -mesic with the WASA-at-COSY detector

thesis
dc.abstract.enWe performed a search for the 4 He - η bound state via exclusive measurement of the excitation function for the dd → 3 Hepπ - reaction, where the outgoing p - π - pair originates from the conversion of the η meson on a neutron inside the 4 He nucleus. The measurements were performed at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Juelich with the WASA-at-COSY detection system. The internal deuteron beam of COSY was scattered on a pellet-type deuteron target. The data were taken during a slow acceleration of the beam from 2.185 GeV/c to 2.400 GeV/c crossing the kinematical threshold for the η production in the dd → 4 He η reaction at 2.336 GeV/c. The corresponding excess energy in the 4 He-η system varied from -51.4 MeV to 22 MeV. Events corresponding to decays of the η-mesic 4 He were selected using cuts on the 3 He momentum, p and π - kinetic energies and the relative p - π - angle in the center of mass system. The range of the applied cuts was inferred from simulations of decay of the 4 He - η bound state proceeding via excitation the N ∗ resonance. The integrated luminosity in the experiment was determined using the dd → 3 Hen reaction and the relative normalization of the points of the dd → 3 Hepπ - excitation function was based on the quasi-elastic proton-proton scattering. No signal of the 4 He - η bound state was observed in the excitation function. An upper limit for the cross-section for the bound state formation and decay in the process dd → (4 He - η)bound → 3 Hepπ - , determined for the bound state width of 10, 20 and 30 MeV equals to 28, 32 and 41 nb, respectively. The measured angular and momentum distributions of the reaction products are close to those simulated under the assumption of uniform phase-space distribution.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut Fizyki im. Mariana Smoluchowskiegopl
dc.contributor.advisorSmyrski, Jerzy - 100030 pl
dc.contributor.authorKrzemień, Wojciech - 135126 pl
dc.contributor.institutionJagiellonian University. Institute of Physicspl
dc.contributor.institutionResearch Centre Jülich. Institute of Nuclear Physicspl
dc.contributor.reviewerKisiel, Janpl
dc.contributor.reviewerSalabura, Piotr - 102313 pl
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T10:13:49Z
dc.date.available2018-04-06T10:13:49Z
dc.date.submitted2011-12-19pl
dc.description.additionalDostęp do publikacji jest możliwy w Archiwum UJpl
dc.description.physical[4], 122pl
dc.identifier.callnumberDokt. 2011/263pl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/53005
dc.languageengpl
dc.place[Kraków]pl
dc.place[Jülich]pl
dc.rightsCopyright*
dc.rights.licenceBez licencji otwartego dostępu
dc.rights.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/4dspace/License/copyright/licencja_copyright.pdf*
dc.subject.enη mesonpl
dc.subject.enmesic nucleipl
dc.subject.enbound statespl
dc.subject.enWASA-at-COSYpl
dc.subject.plmezon ηpl
dc.subject.pljądro mezonowepl
dc.subject.plstany związanypl
dc.subject.plWASA-at-COSYpl
dc.titleSearch for $\eta$-mesic $^{4}He$ with the WASA-at-COSY detectorpl
dc.title.alternativePoszukiwanie stanów związanych $^{4}He-\eta$ na detektorze WASA-at-COSYpl
dc.typeThesispl
dspace.entity.typePublication
dc.abstract.enpl
We performed a search for the 4 He - η bound state via exclusive measurement of the excitation function for the dd → 3 Hepπ - reaction, where the outgoing p - π - pair originates from the conversion of the η meson on a neutron inside the 4 He nucleus. The measurements were performed at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Juelich with the WASA-at-COSY detection system. The internal deuteron beam of COSY was scattered on a pellet-type deuteron target. The data were taken during a slow acceleration of the beam from 2.185 GeV/c to 2.400 GeV/c crossing the kinematical threshold for the η production in the dd → 4 He η reaction at 2.336 GeV/c. The corresponding excess energy in the 4 He-η system varied from -51.4 MeV to 22 MeV. Events corresponding to decays of the η-mesic 4 He were selected using cuts on the 3 He momentum, p and π - kinetic energies and the relative p - π - angle in the center of mass system. The range of the applied cuts was inferred from simulations of decay of the 4 He - η bound state proceeding via excitation the N ∗ resonance. The integrated luminosity in the experiment was determined using the dd → 3 Hen reaction and the relative normalization of the points of the dd → 3 Hepπ - excitation function was based on the quasi-elastic proton-proton scattering. No signal of the 4 He - η bound state was observed in the excitation function. An upper limit for the cross-section for the bound state formation and decay in the process dd → (4 He - η)bound → 3 Hepπ - , determined for the bound state width of 10, 20 and 30 MeV equals to 28, 32 and 41 nb, respectively. The measured angular and momentum distributions of the reaction products are close to those simulated under the assumption of uniform phase-space distribution.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut Fizyki im. Mariana Smoluchowskiego
dc.contributor.advisorpl
Smyrski, Jerzy - 100030
dc.contributor.authorpl
Krzemień, Wojciech - 135126
dc.contributor.institutionpl
Jagiellonian University. Institute of Physics
dc.contributor.institutionpl
Research Centre Jülich. Institute of Nuclear Physics
dc.contributor.reviewerpl
Kisiel, Jan
dc.contributor.reviewerpl
Salabura, Piotr - 102313
dc.date.accessioned
2018-04-06T10:13:49Z
dc.date.available
2018-04-06T10:13:49Z
dc.date.submittedpl
2011-12-19
dc.description.additionalpl
Dostęp do publikacji jest możliwy w Archiwum UJ
dc.description.physicalpl
[4], 122
dc.identifier.callnumberpl
Dokt. 2011/263
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/53005
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.placepl
[Kraków]
dc.placepl
[Jülich]
dc.rights*
Copyright
dc.rights.licence
Bez licencji otwartego dostępu
dc.rights.uri*
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/4dspace/License/copyright/licencja_copyright.pdf
dc.subject.enpl
η meson
dc.subject.enpl
mesic nuclei
dc.subject.enpl
bound states
dc.subject.enpl
WASA-at-COSY
dc.subject.plpl
mezon η
dc.subject.plpl
jądro mezonowe
dc.subject.plpl
stany związany
dc.subject.plpl
WASA-at-COSY
dc.titlepl
Search for $\eta$-mesic $^{4}He$ with the WASA-at-COSY detector
dc.title.alternativepl
Poszukiwanie stanów związanych $^{4}He-\eta$ na detektorze WASA-at-COSY
dc.typepl
Thesis
dspace.entity.type
Publication
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