文摘
We search for the most basic kaonic nuclear state, K−pp, by studying the exclusive p+p→K++Λ+p process. Very recently data analysis of the DISTO experiment taken at found a broad peak component in the missing-mass ΔM(K+) and the Λp invariant-mass M(Λp) spectra, which was enhanced by large-angle emission of protons, and thus assigned to the p+p→X+K+ two-body reaction where X stands for K−pp. We are planning to study the same reaction making use of the SIS-18 synchrotron and the 4π acceptance FOPI apparatus at the GSI, Darmstadt, Germany at higher beam energies. The experiment is planned to take place in 2009.