2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/82179The production of the light vector mesons $V = ρ, ω, ϕ$ in the reactions $πN \to V N$ and $N N \to V N N$ near threshold is studied. The subsequent electromagnetic decay $V \to γ^* \to e^+ e^-$ is particularly suited for exploring subthreshold $ωN$ resonances.contribution to proceedings of Int. Workshop XXXII on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations, Hirschegg, Jan. 11 - 17, 2004Nuclear TheoryNucleon resonances and the production of light vector mesons near thresholdstext