Production of Eta Mesons in Proton-Proton Collisions Close to Threshold

Czyzykiewicz, R.; Adam, H. -H.; Budzanowski, A.; Grzonka, D.; Janusz, M.; Jarczyk, L.; Kamys, B.; Khoukaz, A.; Kilian, K.; Klaja, P.; Kowina, P.; Moskal, P.; Oelert, W.; Piskor-Ignatowicz, C.; Przerwa, J.; Rozek, T.; Santo, R.; Sefzick, T.; Siemaszko, M.; Smyrski, J.; Taeschner, A.; Winter, P.; Wolke, M.; Wuestner, P.; Zipper, W.

Production of Eta Mesons in Proton-Proton Collisions Close to Threshold

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A brief experimental overview on the close-to-threshold eta meson production in proton-proton interactions is presented and the available observables in measurements with unpolarized and polarized beam and target are discussed.
4 pages; Presented at Meson 2004: 8th International Workshop on Meson Production, Properties and Interaction, Krakow, Poland, 4-8 June 2004; Submitted to International Journal of Modern Physics A