학술논문

Transverse polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons from quasireal photoproduction on nuclei
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
The HERMES CollaborationAirapetian, A.Akopov, N.Akopov, Z.Aschenauer, E. C.Augustyniak, W.Avakian, R.Avetissian, A.Avetisyan, E.Belostotski, S.Bianchi, N.Blok, H. P.Borissov, A.Bowles, J.Brodski, I.Bryzgalov, V.Burns, J.Capiluppi, M.Capitani, G. P.Cisbani, E.Ciullo, G.Contalbrigo, M.Dalpiaz, P. F.Deconinck, W.De Leo, R.De Nardo, L.De Sanctis, E.Diefenthaler, M.Di Nezza, P.Düren, M.Ehrenfried, M.Elbakian, G.Ellinghaus, F.Fabbri, R.Fantoni, A.Felawka, L.Frullani, S.Gabbert, D.Gapienko, G.Gapienko, V.Garibaldi, F.Gavrilov, G.Gharibyan, V.Giordano, F.Gliske, S.Golembiovskaya, M.Hadjidakis, C.Hartig, M.Hasch, D.Hillenbrand, A.Hoek, M.Holler, Y.Hristova, I.Imazu, Y.Ivanilov, A.Jackson, H. E.Jo, H. S.Joosten, S.Kaiser, R.Karyan, G.Keri, T.Kinney, E.Kisselev, A.Kobayashi, N.Korotkov, V.Kozlov, V.Kravchenko, P.Krivokhijine, V. G.Lagamba, L.Lapikás, L.Lehmann, I.Lenisa, P.Ruiz, A. LópezLorenzon, W.Lu, X. -G.Ma, B. -Q.Mahon, D.Makins, N. C. R.Manaenkov, S. I.Mao, Y.Marianski, B.de la Ossa, A. MartinezMarukyan, H.Miller, C. A.Miyachi, Y.Movsisyan, A.Muccifora, V.Murray, M.Mussgiller, A.Nappi, E.Naryshkin, Y.Nass, A.Negodaev, M.Nowak, W. -D.Pappalardo, L. L.Perez-Benito, R.Reimer, P. E.Reolon, A. R.Riedl, C.Rith, K.Rosner, G.Rostomyan, A.Rubin, J.Ryckbosch, D.Salomatin, Y.Sanftl, F.Schäfer, A.Schnell, G.Schüler, K. P.Seitz, B.Shibata, T. -A.Shutov, V.Stancari, M.Statera, M.Steffens, E.Steijger, J. J. M.Stewart, J.Stinzing, F.Taroian, S.Terkulov, A.Truty, R.Trzcinski, A.Tytgat, M.Vandenbroucke, A.Van Haarlem, Y.Van Hulse, C.Veretennikov, D.Vikhrov, V.Vilardi, I.Wang, S.Yaschenko, S.Ye, Z.Yu, W.Zagrebelnyy, V.Zeiler, D.Zihlmann, B.Zupranski, P.
Source
Phys. Rev. D 90, 072007 (2014)
Subject
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
Language
Abstract
The transverse polarization of $\Lambda$ hyperons was measured in inclusive quasireal photoproduction for various target nuclei ranging from hydrogen to xenon. The data were obtained by the HERMES experiment at HERA using the 27.6 GeV lepton beam and nuclear gas targets internal to the lepton storage ring. The polarization observed is positive for light target nuclei and is compatible with zero for krypton and xenon.
Comment: final version to be published in Phys. Rev. D (in press)