Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2004-07-16
Phys.Lett. B606 (2005) 59-66
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
7 pages, 5 figures v2: Version accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. B, replaced one figure, added and updated references
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physletb.2004.10.062
Modifications of Delta(1232) and nucleon spectral functions at finite temperature and baryon density are evaluated in terms of resonant scattering off thermal pions, as well as a renormalization of the vacuum Delta-width including vertex corrections. The interactions are based on effective Lagrangians of pions and baryon resonances, with underlying parameters (coupling constants and form factors) determined by the elastic pi N scattering phase shift in the isobar channel, and by empirical decay branchings of excited resonances. Pion modifications are included via interactions in a pion gas, as well as standard Delta- and nucleon-hole excitations in nuclear matter. In hot hadronic matter, under conditions resembling thermal freezeout at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC), the Delta exhibits a significant broadening of ~65 MeV together with a slight upward peak shift of 5-10 MeV, in qualitative agreement with preliminary data from the STAR collaboration.
Hees Hendrik van
Rapp Ralf
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