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$\Theta^+$ Hypernuclei

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We present results for the selfenergy of the Θ+\Theta^+ pentaquark in nuclei associated with two sources: the KNKN decay of the Θ+\Theta^+ and the two meson baryon decay channels of the Θ+\Theta^+ partners in an antidecuplet of baryons. The first source is shown to produce a small potential, unable to bind the Θ+\Theta^+ in nuclei, while the second source gives rise to a large attractive potential. At the same time we show that the width of the Θ+\Theta^+ in nuclei is small, such that, in light and medium nuclei, many bound Θ+\Theta^+ states would appear with a separation between levels appreciably larger than the width of the states, thus creating an ideal scenario for pentaquark spectroscopy in nuclei.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0407007,
  title  = {$\Theta^+$ Hypernuclei},
  author = {D. Cabrera and Q. B. Li and V. K. Magas and E. Oset and M. J. Vicente Vacas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0407007},
  year   = {2008}
}

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16 pages, 8 figures