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Statistical double $\Lambda$ hypernuclear formation from $\Xi^-$ absorption at rest in light nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2020-03-17 v3 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We investigate double Λ\Lambda hyperfragment formation from the statistical decay of double Λ\Lambda compound nuclei produced in the Ξ\Xi^- absorption at rest in light nuclei, 12C^{12}\mathrm{C}, 14N^{14}\mathrm{N} and 16O^{16}\mathrm{O}. We examine the target and the ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda bond energy dependence of the double Λ\Lambda hyperfragment formation probabilities, especially of those double hypernuclei observed in experiments. For the 12C^{12}\mathrm{C} (14N^{14}\mathrm{N}) target, the formation probabilities of ΛΛ6He^{6}_{\Lambda\Lambda}\mathrm{He} and ΛΛ10Be^{10}_{\Lambda\Lambda}\mathrm{Be} (ΛΛ13B^{13}_{\Lambda\Lambda}\mathrm{B}) are found to be reasonably large as they are observed in the KEK-E373 (KEK-E176) experiment. By comparison, for 16O^{16}\mathrm{O} target, the formation probability of ΛΛ11Be^{11}_{\Lambda\Lambda}\mathrm{Be} is calculated to be small with ΔBΛΛ\Delta B_{\Lambda\Lambda} consistent with the Nagara event. We also evaluate the formation probability of ΛΛ5H{}^{5}_{\Lambda\Lambda}\mathrm{H} from a Ξ\Xi^--6He{}^{6}\mathrm{He} bound state, Ξ7H{}^{7}_{\Xi}\mathrm{H}.

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@article{arxiv.1911.06087,
  title  = {Statistical double $\Lambda$ hypernuclear formation from $\Xi^-$ absorption at rest in light nuclei},
  author = {Akira Ohnishi and Chikako Ishizuka and Kohsuke Tsubakihara and Yuichi Hirata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.06087},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

19 pages, 10 figures (revision is made in v3)

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