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K$^-$ multi-nucleon absorption cross sections and branching ratios in $\Lambda$p and $\Sigma^0$p final states

Nuclear Experiment 2019-03-13 v2

Abstract

The determination of low-energy cross sections and branching ratios of the K^- multi-nucleon absorption processes in Λ\Lambdap and Σ0\Sigma^0p final states performed by the AMADEUS collaboration is presented. Low momentum K^- (pKp_\mathrm{K} \simeq 127 MeV/c) produced at the DAΦ\PhiNE collider are impinged on a Carbon target within the KLOE detector and the two and three nucleon absorption processes are disentangled by comparing the experimental data to phenomenological calculations. The Λ\Lambdap spectra are interpreted in terms of K^- multi-nucleon absorption processes; the possible contribution of a K^-pp bound state is demonstrated to overlap with the two nucleon capture process, its absolute yield thus resulting indistinguishable.

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@article{arxiv.1809.07212,
  title  = {K$^-$ multi-nucleon absorption cross sections and branching ratios in $\Lambda$p and $\Sigma^0$p final states},
  author = {R. Del Grande and K. Piscicchia and O. Vazquez Doce and M. Cargnelli and C. Curceanu and L. Fabbietti and J. Marton and P. Moskal and A. Ramos and A. Scordo and D. Sirghi and M. Skurzok and S. Wycech and J. Zmeskal and E. Czerwinski and V. De Leo and P. Fermani and G. Mandaglio and M. Martini and N. Raha and A. Selce and M. Silarski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.07212},
  year   = {2019}
}