Abstract
We present a measurement of asymmetries in the production of Λ(c)/+ and Λ(c)/- baryons in 500 GeV/c π--nucleon interactions from the E791 experiment at Fermilab. The asymmetries were measured as functions of Feynman x (x(F)) and transverse momentum squared (p(T)/2) using a sample of 1819 ± 62 Λ(c)'s observed in the decay channel Λ(c)/+ → pK-π+. We observe more Λ(c)/+ than Λ(c)/- baryons, with an asymmetry of (12.7 ± 3.4 ± 1.3)% independent of x(F) and p(T)/2 in our kinematical range (-0.1 ≤ x(F) ≤ 0.6 and 0.0 ≤ p(T)/2 ≤ 8.0 (GeV/c)2). This Λ(c) asymmetry measurement is the first with data in both the positive and negative x(F) regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 42-48 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
Volume | 495 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Dec 2000 |