The eta' meson production in the reaction pp->pp eta' has been studied at excess energies of Q=26.5, 32.5 and 46.6 MeV using the internal beam facility COSY-11 at the cooler synchrotron COSY. The total cross sections as well as one angular distribution for the highest Q-value are presented. The excitation function of the near threshold data can be described by a pure s-wave phase space distribution with the inclusion of the proton-proton final state interaction and Coulomb effects. The obtained angular distribution of the eta' mesons is also consistent with pure s-wave production.
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accepted for publication in
Eur.Phys.Jou. A
20
(2004)
345-350