In this thesis, you will develop a model for a strange cascade, that is, a reaction in which several baryons containing strange quarks are produced. The GlueX collaboration (Hall D at the Thomas Jefferson Lab) is exploring the possibilities of setting up a polarized proton target [1]. A polarized target could potentially help in the determination of the quantum numbers of the produced strange baryon. To investigate this possibility, you will develop models for various spin-parity baryons and test their differences in the polarized target observables.
The project can be carried in Barcelona and/or remotely with weekly Zoom meetings with the supervisor.
Do not hesitate to contact the supervisor for more details, without any commitment.
[1] F.~Afzal, M.~M.~Dalton, A.~Deur, P.~Hurck, C.~D.~Keith, V.~Mathieu, S.~Sirca and Z.~Yu, ``White Paper on Polarized Target Studies with Real Photons in Hall D,'' [arXiv:2407.06429 [nucl-ex]].