SEARCH FOR NEW METASTABLE PARTICLES PRODUCED IN AU+AU COLLISIONS AT 10.8A GEV C/

Authors
BEAVIS D BENNETT MJ CARROLL JB CHIBA J CHIKANIAN A CRAWFORD H CRONQVIST M DARDENNE Y DEBBE R DOKE T ENGELAGE J GREINER L HALLMAN TJ HAYANO RS HECKMAN HH KASHIWAGI T KIKUCHI J KUMAR S KUO C LINDSTROM PJ MITCHELL JW NAGAMIYA S NAGLE JL POPE JK STANKUS P TANAKA KH WELSH RC ZHAN W
Citation
D. Beavis et al., SEARCH FOR NEW METASTABLE PARTICLES PRODUCED IN AU+AU COLLISIONS AT 10.8A GEV C/, Physical review letters, 75(17), 1995, pp. 3078-3081
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
75
Issue
17
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3078 - 3081
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1995)75:17<3078:SFNMPP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We have investigated particle production using a zero degree two-segme nt focusing beam-line spectrometer, examining 2 x 10(12) Au + Au inter actions at a beam momentum of 10.8A GeV/c. We have measured invariant cross sections for protons, various light nuclei (through A = 6), anti protons, and have set upper limits on the production of heavier nuclei , antideuterons, and strangelets. There is no evidence, within the sen sitivity of our measurements, for the formation of new particles havin g lifetimes >100 ns.