Abstract
We discuss medium modification of the ρ meson originating from its coupling to in medium quasipions and delta-hole states. This medium effect leads to a marked structure of the ρ meson strength function in the 500 MeV invariant mass region. We suggest that this effect may provide an explanation of the structure observed by the DLS Collaboration in the Ca+Ca/C+C ratio at 1 GeV/nucleon.
Keywords
All Related Versions