Strange and multi-strange baryon measurement in Au + Au collisions at 11.6A(GeV/c) with the silicon drift detector array from the AGS experiment E896 Original Research Article

The main purpose of experiment E896 is to study the production of strange hadrons, in particular the predicted six-quark di-baryon, the H0. The placement of the silicon drift detector array (SDDA) close to the target in a 6.2T magnetic field is optimized for the reconstruction of a short lived H0 as well as of strange baryons (Λ, View the MathML source, Ξ−). Simulations show that with the present data sample a detailed study of the Λ and Ξ− yields and distributions may be performed and a clear View the MathML source signal might be detected. Simulations as well as a preliminary analysis of the SDDA data will be presented.