From meson-nucleon scattering to vector mesons in nuclear matter

Abstract

We employ meson-nucleon scattering data to deduce the properties of the low-mass vector mesons in nuclear matter, and present results for the $\rho$ and $\omega$ in-medium spectral functions. The corresponding thermal emission rate for lepton pairs is also discussed.

Talk given at 28th International Workshop on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations, Hirschegg, Austria, 16-22 Jan. 2000