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Extracting the depolarization coefficient D_NN from data measured with a full acceptance detector

Nuclear Experiment 2016-03-23 v2

Abstract

The spin transfer from vertically polarized beam protons to Lambda or Sigma hyperons of the associated strangeness production pp -> pK Lambda (Sigma) is described with the depolarization coefficient D_NN. As the polarization of the hyperons is determined by their weak decays, detectors, which have a large acceptance for the decay particles, are needed. In this paper a formula is derived, which describes the depolarization coefficient D_NN by count rates of a 4 pi detector. It is shown, that formulas, which are given in publications for detectors with restricted acceptance, are specific cases of this formula for a 4 pi detector.

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@article{arxiv.1508.04908,
  title  = {Extracting the depolarization coefficient D_NN from data measured with a full acceptance detector},
  author = {F. Hauenstein and H. Clement and R. Dzhygadlo and W. Eyrich and A. Gillitzer and D. Grzonka and S. Jowzaee and J. Ritman and E. Roderburg and M. Roeder and P. Wintz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.04908},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication by Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A

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