The $Lambda(1405)$ production in p+p collisions at 3.5 GeV and K$^-$-induced reactions is discussed. The shift of the measured spectral function of the $Lambda(1405)$ in p+p reactions does not match either theoretical calculations for p+p reactions o
r experimental observation in previous K$^-$-induced reactions. New experiments with stopped and in-flight $K^-$ are needed to study this initial state more in detail. The state of the art of the analysis is discussed.
The role played by baryonic resonances in the production of final states containing strangeness for proton-proton reactions at 3.5 GeV measured by HADES is discussed by means of several very different measurements. First the associate production of $
Delta$ resonances accompanying final states with strange hadrons is presented, then the role of interferences among N$^*$ resonances, as measured by HADES for the first time, is summarised. Last but not least the role played by heavy resonances, with a mass larger than $2$ GeV/c$^2$ in the production of strange and non-strange hadrons is discussed. Experimental evidence for the presence of a $Delta(2000)^{++}$ are presented and hypotheses are discussed employing the contribution of similar objects to populate the excesses measured by HADES for the $Xi$ in A+A and p+A collisions and in the dilepton sector for A+A collisions. This extensive set of results helps to better understand the dynamic underlaying particle production in elementary reactions and sets a more solid basis for the understanding of heavy ion collisions at the same energies and even higher as planned at the FAIR facility.
An exclusive analysis of the 4-body final states $mathrm{Lambda + p + pi^{+} + K^{0}}$ and $mathrm{Sigma^{0} + p + pi^{+} + K^{0}}$ measured with HADES for p+p collisions at a beam kinetic energy of 3.5 GeV is presented. The analysis uses various pha
se space variables, such as missing mass and invariant mass distributions, in the four particle event selection (p, $pi^+$, $pi^+$, $pi^-$) to find cross sections of the different production channels, contributions of the intermediate resonances $mathrm{Delta^{++}}$ and $mathrm{Sigma(1385)^{+}}$ and corresponding angular distributions. A dominant resonant production is seen, where the reaction $mathrm{Lambda + Delta^{++} + K^{0}}$ has an about ten times higher cross section ($mathrm{29.45pm0.08^{+1.67}_{-1.46}pm2.06,mu b}$) than the analogous non-resonant reaction ($mathrm{2.57pm0.02^{+0.21}_{-1.98}pm0.18,mu b}$). A similar result is obtained in the corresponding $Sigma^{0}$ channels with $mathrm{9.26pm0.05^{+1.41}_{-0.31}pm0.65, mu b}$ in the resonant and $mathrm{1.35pm0.02^{+0.10}_{-1.35}pm0.09,mu b}$ in the non-resonant reactions.
In this work we investigate different possible explanations for the observed low mass {Lambda}(1405) signal associated to the production of the {Lambda}(1405) in p+p reactions at 3.5 GeV beam kinetic energy measured by the HADES collaboration. We stu
dy the influence of interference effects between the {Lambda}(1405) resonance and the non-resonant background. Furthermore, we present a phenomenological method to use the HADES data for determining the relative contribution of the two {Lambda}(1405) poles and discuss to which extent the data can constrain the position of these poles in the complex energy plane.
The reaction p(@3.5,GeV)+p -> p+Lambda + K^+ can be studied to search for the existence of kaonic bound states like ppK^- leading to this final state. This effort has been motivated by the assumption that in p+p collisions the Lambda(1405) resonance
can act as a doorway to the formation of the kaonic bound states. The status of this analysis within the HADES collaboration, with particular emphasis on the comparison to simulations, is shown in this work and the deviation method utilized by the DISTO collaboration in a similar analysis is discussed. The outcome suggests the employment of a partial wave analysis to disentangle the different contributions to the measured pK^+Lambda final state.
We present an analysis of the Lambda(1405) resonance produced in the reaction p+p->Sigma^{pm}+pi^{mp}+K+p at 3.5 GeV kinetic beam energy measured with HADES at GSI. The two charged decay channels Lambda(1405) -> Sigma^{pm}+pi^{mp} have been reconstru
cted for the first time in p+p collisions. The efficiency and acceptance-corrected spectral shapes show a peak position clearly below 1400 MeV/c^2. We find a total production cross section of sigma_{Lambda(1405)}=9.2 +- 0.9 +- 0.7 +3.3-1.0 mub. The analysis of its polar angle distribution suggests that the Lambda(1405) is produced isotropically in the p-p center of mass system.
We study the production of Sigma^+-pi^+-pK^+ particle quartets in p+p reactions at 3.5 GeV kinetic beam energy. The data were taken with the HADES experiment at GSI. This report evaluates the contribution of resonances like Lambda(1405$, Sigma(1385)^
0, Lambda(1520), Delta(1232), N^* and K^*0 to the Sigma^+- pi^-+ p K+ final state. The resulting simulation model is compared to the experimental data in several angular distributions and it shows itself as suitable to evaluate the acceptance corrections properly.
We report on the development of a GEM-based TPC prototype for the PANDA experiment. The design and requirements of this device will be illustrated, with particular emphasis on the properties of the recently tested GEM-detector, the characterization o
f the read-out electronics and the development of the tracking software that allows to evaluate the GEM-TPC data.
We present the transverse momentum spectra and rapidity distributions of $pi^{-}$ and K$^0_S$ in Ar+KCl reactions at a beam kinetic energy of 1.756 A GeV measured with the spectrometer HADES. The reconstructed K$^0_S$ sample is characterized by good
event statistics for a wide range in momentum and rapidity. We compare the experimental $pi^{-}$ and K$^0_S$ distributions to predictions by the IQMD model. The model calculations show that K$^0_S$ at low tranverse momenta constitute a particularly well suited tool to investigate the kaon in-medium potential. Our K$^0_S$ data suggest a strong repulsive in-medium K$^0$ potential of about 40 MeV strength.
We present phase space distributions and multiplicities of K+, K- and phi mesons produced in Ar+KCl reactions at a kinetic beam energy of 1.756 AGeV and measured with the HADES spectrometer. The inverse slope parameters and yields of kaons supplement
the systematics of previous measurements. The percentage of K- mesons coming fromphi decay is found to be 18+- 7%.
