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Photoproduction of K+ K- Pairs in Ultraperipheral Collisions

Acharya, S.
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Adamová, D.
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Aglieri Rinella, G.
altro
null, null
2024
  • journal article

Periodico
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Abstract
: K^{+}K^{-} pairs may be produced in photonuclear collisions, either from the decays of photoproduced φ(1020) mesons or directly as nonresonant K^{+}K^{-} pairs. Measurements of K^{+}K^{-} photoproduction probe the couplings between the φ(1020) and charged kaons with photons and nuclear targets. The kaon-proton scattering occurs at energies far above those available elsewhere. We present the first measurement of coherent photoproduction of K^{+}K^{-} pairs on lead ions in ultraperipheral collisions using the ALICE detector, including the first investigation of direct K^{+}K^{-} production. There is significant K^{+}K^{-} production at low transverse momentum, consistent with coherent photoproduction on lead targets. In the mass range 1.1<1.4 GeV/c^{2} above the φ(1020) resonance, for rapidity |y_{KK}|<0.8 and p_{T,KK}<0.1 GeV/c, the measured coherent photoproduction cross section is dσ/dy=3.37±0.61(stat)±0.15(syst) mb. The center-of-mass energy per nucleon of the photon-nucleus (Pb) system W_{γPb,n} ranges from 33 to 188 GeV, far higher than previous measurements on heavy-nucleus targets. The cross section is larger than expected for φ(1020) photoproduction alone. The mass spectrum is fit to a cocktail consisting of φ(1020) decays, direct K^{+}K^{-} photoproduction, and interference between the two. The confidence regions for the amplitude and relative phase angle for direct K^{+}K^{-} photoproduction are presented.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.132.222303
WOS
WOS:001261426400001
Archivio
https://hdl.handle.net/11368/3095098
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85195059933
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.222303
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closed access
license:copyright editore
license uri:iris.pri02
FVG url
https://arts.units.it/request-item?handle=11368/3095098
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