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Bound States of $\Omega$ Baryons in Light Nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2026-01-21 v1

Abstract

We investigate bound states of light Ω3x\Omega_{3x}-clusters (x=s,cx = s, c), motivated by the Ω3sN\Omega_{3s}N potential recently developed by the HAL QCD collaboration. To regularize this potential, we remove the deeply attractive core at r<0.4 fmr < 0.4~\mathrm{fm} and parametrize the long-range component (r>0.4 fmr > 0.4~\mathrm{fm}) using a two-range Gaussian form. This procedure preserves the relevant two-body bound state energy while having a negligible effect on the Ω3sNN\Omega_{3s}NN and Ω3sΩ3sN\Omega_{3s}\Omega_{3s}N systems. An effective Ω3sα\Omega_{3s}\alpha potential is then constructed by fitting a two-range Gaussian function to the long-range component of the folding potential, enabling calculations of the bound state energies of the Ω3sα\Omega_{3s}\alpha, Ω3sαα\Omega_{3s}\alpha\alpha, and Ω3sΩ3sα\Omega_{3s}\Omega_{3s}\alpha systems. The regularization procedure leads to a substantial reduction in bound state energies compared to those obtained with the original potential. We further extend the analysis to Ω3c\Omega_{3c}-cluster systems by introducing an Ω3cN\Omega_{3c}N interaction, derived by comparing the existing Ω3sΩ3s\Omega_{3s}\Omega_{3s} and Ω3cΩ3c\Omega_{3c}\Omega_{3c} potentials. Our results suggest that several parametrizations predict bound states in Ω3c\Omega_{3c}-containing clusters. Finally, the Ω3sΩ3s\Omega_{3s}\Omega_{3s} interaction is described using a contact-like potential approach, motivated by the effective field theory.

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@article{arxiv.2512.22600,
  title  = {Bound States of $\Omega$ Baryons in Light Nuclei},
  author = {Igor Filikhin and Roman Ya. Kezerashvili and Branislav Vlahovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.22600},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 3 figures