Nuclear-matter modification of decay widths in the $\phi \to e^{+}e^{-}$   and $\phi \to K^{+}K^{-}$ channels
  The invariant mass spectra of $\phi \to K^{+}K^{-}$ are measured in 12 GeV $p+A$ reactions in order to search for the in-medium modification of $\phi$ mesons. The observed $K^{+}K^{-}$ spectra are well reproduced by the relativistic Breit-Wigner function with a combinatorial background shape in three $\beta\gamma$ regions between 1.0 and 3.5. The nuclear mass-number dependence of the yields of the $K^{+}K^{-}$ decay channel is compared to the simultaneously measured $e^{+}e^{-}$ decay channel for carbon and copper targets. We parameterize the production yields as $\sigma (A) = \sigma_0 \times A^\alpha$ and obtain $\alpha_{\phi\to K^+K^-} - \alpha_{\phi\to e^+e^-}$ to be 0.14 $\pm$ 0.12. Limits are obtained for the partial decay widths of $\phi$ mesons in nuclear matter. 
F. Sakuma, J. Chiba, H. En'yo, Y. Fukao, H. Funahashi, H. Hamagaki, M.   Ieiri, M. Ishino, H. Kanda, M. Kitaguchi, S. Mihara...