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Folding procedure for $\Omega$-$\alpha$ potential

Nuclear Theory 2026-05-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

Using the folding procedure, we investigate the bound state of the Ω\Omega+α\alpha system based on Ω\Omega-NN (5S2^{5}S_{2}) HAL QCD potential. Previous theoretical analyses have indicated the existence of a deeply bound ground state, which is attributed to the strong Ω\Omega-nucleon interaction. By employing well-established parameterizations of nucleon density within the alpha particle, and the central HAL QCD Ω\Omega-NN potential, we performed numerical calculations for the folding Ω\Omega-α\alpha potential. Our results show that the VΩα(r)V_{\Omega\alpha}(r) potential can be accurately fitted using a Woods-Saxon function, with a phenomenological parameter R=1.1A1/31.74R = 1.1A^{1/3} \approx 1.74 fm (A=4A=4) in the asymptotic region where 2<r<32 < r < 3 fm. We provide a thorough description of the corresponding numerical procedure. Our evaluation of the binding energy of the Ω\Omega+α\alpha system within the cluster model is consistent with both previous and recent reported findings. To further validate the folding procedure, we also calculated the Ξ\Xi-α\alpha folding potential based on a simulation of the ESC08c YY-NN Nijmegen model. A comprehensive comparison between the Ξ\Xi-α\alpha folding and Ξ\Xi-α \alpha phenomenological potentials is presented and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2411.02021,
  title  = {Folding procedure for $\Omega$-$\alpha$ potential},
  author = {Igor Filikhin and Roman Ya. Kezerashvili and Branislav Vlahovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.02021},
  year   = {2026}
}

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9 pages, 3 Figures

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