Mean transverse mass of hadrons in proton-proton reactions

Abstract

An energy dependence of the mean transverse mass $⟨m_T⟩$ at mid-rapidity in proton-proton ($p+p$) reactions is studied within the ultra-relativistic quantum molecular dynamics (UrQMD). The UrQMD model predicts a nonmonotonous dependence of $⟨m_T⟩$ on collision energy for several hadron species: for ${\pi }^{+}$, $p$, $K^{+}$, and $\Lambda$ the mean transverse mass has a maximum at the center of mass energy region $5\le \sqrt{s}\le 8$ GeV. These results are a consequence of an interplay of two contributions: 1) excitations and decays of the baryonic resonances $N^{\ast }$ and $\Delta$; 2) excitations and decays of the baryonic strings. The UrQMD results do not show any nonmonotonous dependence of $⟨m_T⟩$ on $\sqrt{s}$ for ${\pi }^{-}$, $K^{-}$, and antiprotons. Whether a nonmonotonous dependence of $⟨m_T⟩$ at mid-rapidity on the collision energy for ${\pi }^{+}$, $p$, $K^{+}$, and $\Lambda$ is relevant for real $p+p$ interactions will be soon checked experimentally by the NA61/SHINE Collaboration.

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