Energy Dependence of the Lambda-Sigma0 Production in Proton-Proton Collisions

Abstract

The energy dependence of the reactions pp -> p Lambda K+ and pp -> p Sigma0 K+ and the ratio R(Lambda/Sigma0} is studied in a constituent quark-gluon model, including the excitation of the baryon resonances N*(1650), N*(1710) and N*(1720) near the Lambda/Sigma0 thresholds. Representing the baryons as quark-diquark objects, the energy dependent ratio Lambda/Sigma0, which is qualitatively reproduced up to excess energies of 60 MeV above threshold, provides detailed information on the momentum spectrum of axial diquarks in the proton and the Sigma0.

10 pages, 5 figures