Kaon-nucleon and D-nucleon scattering in the quark model, including spin-orbit interactions

Abstract

Interactions of charmed and strange mesons with baryonic matter can be calculated in the nonrelativistic quark potential model. For KN scattering data exists, and the theoretical results for S-waves are in approximate agreement with experiment. Here we apply the same model to the scattering of open-charm (D) mesons by nucleons, and give quark model predictions for DN scattering amplitudes. Spin-orbit forces in KN and DN will also be discussed.

Comments: 5 pages, 14 figures. Presented at Strange Quarks in Matter 2001 - A Flavourspace Odyssey (Frankfurt, 25-29 Sept. 2001)