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Strangeness Production at low Q^2 in Deep-Inelastic ep Scattering at HERA

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2012-08-27 v2

Abstract

The production of neutral strange hadrons is investigated using deep-inelastic scattering events measured with the H1 detector at HERA. The measurements are made in the phase space defined by the negative four-momentum transfer squared of the photon 2 < Q^2 < 100 GeV^2 and the inelasticity 0.1 < y < 0.6. The K_s and Lambda production cross sections and their ratios are determined. K_s production is compared to the production of charged particles in the same region of phase space. The Lambda - anti-Lambda asymmetry is also measured and found to be consistent with zero. Predictions of leading order Monte Carlo programs are compared to the data.

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@article{arxiv.0810.4036,
  title  = {Strangeness Production at low Q^2 in Deep-Inelastic ep Scattering at HERA},
  author = {H1 Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.4036},
  year   = {2012}
}

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35 pages, revised version, accepted by EPJC

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