LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTIONS IN THE H-1(E, E'K+)LAMBDA REACTION

Citation
G. Niculescu et al., LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTIONS IN THE H-1(E, E'K+)LAMBDA REACTION, Physical review letters, 81(9), 1998, pp. 1805-1808
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
81
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1805 - 1808
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1998)81:9<1805:LATCIT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The H-1(e, e'K+)Lambda reaction was studied as a function of the squar ed four-momentum transfer, Q(2), and the virtual photon polarization, epsilon. For each of four Q(2) settings, 0.52, 0.75, 1.00, and 2.00 (G eV/c)(2), the longitudinal and transverse virtual photon cross section s were extracted in measurements at three virtual photon polarizations . The Q(2) dependence of the sigma(L)/sigma(T) ratio differs significa ntly from current theoretical predictions. This, combined with the pre cision of the measurement, implies a need for revision of existing cal culations.