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$H$ dibaryon and its cousins from SU(6)-constrained baryon-baryon interaction

Nuclear Theory 2026-01-22 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We constrain the SS-wave baryon-baryon interaction using SU(6) symmetry within a nonrelativistic effective field theory. The most general leading-order Lagrangian contains two independent parameters, which we determine using physical NNNN and lattice QCD ΩΩ\Omega\Omega scattering lengths. This framework allows for parameter-free predictions in the strangeness S=2S=-2 sector relevant to the HH dibaryon. Solving the coupled-channel scattering problem, we identify two bound states below the ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda threshold, one deeply bound and one shallow, along with resonances near the ΣΣ\Sigma\Sigma and ΣΣ\Sigma^*\Sigma^* thresholds. We demonstrate that these poles result in distinct enhancements in ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda invariant mass distributions, suggesting that the HH dibaryon exists as a multichannel bound state and providing clear signatures for experimental verification.

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@article{arxiv.2601.14922,
  title  = {$H$ dibaryon and its cousins from SU(6)-constrained baryon-baryon interaction},
  author = {Tao-Ran Hu and Feng-Kun Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.14922},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables