Preliminary Λ ^0 arrow p + π ^- Signal for SELEX - Fermilab Experiment 781
Abstract
SELEX (SEgmented Large X baryon spectrometer), a fixed target experiment at Fermilab, collected data from February to September 1997, using both 650 GeV/c Σ ^-/π ^-, and 550 GeV/c p/π ^+ beams. This run resulted in 2 billion triggered interactions being logged to tape. Primarily designed to study charmed baryons, E781 can also study hyperon production and decays, and the Primakoff effect. Λ ^0 has several decay modes, however it primarily decays into a p and π ^-. A neutral particle decay to two charged particles appears in the spectrometer as two oppositely charged tracks, originating downstream from the primary interaction in the target. Spectrometer magnets provide a transverse momentum kick which spreads the particle trajectories in a direction depending on the particles' charge. Particle momentum is determined from knowledge of the magnetic field and the track curvature. Assuming masses for the positive and negative tracks, the invariant mass and momentum of the initial neutral particle is calculated. A preliminary reconstruction of Λ ^0 decay, including the mass distribution, will be presented.
- Publication:
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APS Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 1997
- Bibcode:
- 1997APS..OFS...D10P