meson properties in nuclear matter from dilepton spectra in a transport approach

Gubler, P.; Bratkovskaya, E.*; Song, T.*

EPJ Web of Conferences, 274, p.07015_1 - 07015_6, 2022/12

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202227407015

There is presently no consensus on how the meson mass and width will change once it is put in a dense environment such as nuclear matter. While many theoretical works exist, connecting them with experimental measurements remains non-trivial task, as the meson in nuclear matter is usually produced in relatively high-energy pA (p: proton, A: nucleus) reactions, which are generally non-equilibrium processes. In this presentation I will report on an ongoing project, attempting to simulate pA reactions in which the meson is produced in nuclei, making use of a transport approach. Results of simulations of 12 GeV/30 GeV p+C and p+Cu reactions will be presented and comparisons between obtained dilepton spectra and experimental data of the E325 experiment at KEK will be made. Furthermore, predictions for the ongoing J-PARC E16 experiment for both dilepton and spectra will be given and discussed.