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The reaction $\Xi^-d\to n\Lambda\Lambda$ is studied within the framework of the Faddeev equations as a possible tool to gain insight into the final state $\Lambda$--$\Lambda$ interaction. The neutron differential energy spectrum gives a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 S. B. Carr , I. R. Afnan , B. F. Gibson

A Skyrme-type effective potential is determined to describe the interaction between $\Lambda$ hyperons in nuclear medium. Experimental data of the binding energies of the double-$\Lambda$ ($\Lambda\Lambda$) nuclei with mass numbers…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-09-06 Soonchul Choi , Emiko Hiyama , Chang Ho Hyun , Myung-Ki Cheoun

Energy levels of the double $\Lambda$ hypernucleus, $^{11}_{\Lambda \Lambda}$Be are calculated within the framework of an $\alpha \alpha n \Lambda \Lambda$ five-body model. Interactions between constituent particles are determined so as to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-11-22 E. Hiyama , M. Kamimura , Y. Yamamoto , T. Motoba

The HypHI collaboration aims to perform a precise hypernuclear spectroscopy with stable heavy ion beams and rare isotope beams at GSI and fAIR in order to study hypernuclei at extreme isospin, especially neutron rich hypernuclei to look…

We use equations for Faddeev amplitudes to solve the shell-model problem for four nucleons in the model space that includes up to 14 hbar Omega harmonic-oscillator excitations above the unperturbed ground state. Two- and three-body…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 P. Navratil , B. R. Barrett

The structure of heavy hyperhydrogen $^6_{\Lambda}$H is studied within the framework of a $tnn\Lambda$ four-body cluster model. Interactions among the constituent subunits are determined so as to reproduce reasonably well the observed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 E. Hiyama , S. Ohnishi , M. Kamimura , Y. Yamamoto

The production of Lambda hyperons and light hypernuclei in heavy-ion collisions provides critical insights into the nuclear equation of state (EoS) and hyperon interactions in dense matter, addressing the longstanding ``hyperon puzzle'' in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-20 Gao-Chan Yong , J. L. Rodríguez-Sánchez , Yapeng Zhang

By using local central Yukawa-type interactions that reproduce the low-energy parameters of the latest updates of the Nijmegen ESC08c potentials we show that the $N\Xi$, $NN\Xi$, $N\Xi\Xi$ and $NN\Xi\Xi$ systems with maximal isospin are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-08-19 H. Garcilazo , A. Valcarce , J. Vijande

Lambda-hypernuclei are produced and studied, with the FINUDA spectrometer, for the first time at an e+e- collider: DAPHNE, the Frascati phi-factory. The slow negative kaons from phi(1020) decay are stopped in thin (0.2 g/cm^2) nuclear…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-06-26 FINUDA Collaboration

Results on Lambda, Anti-lambda, and Xi- production in centrality selected Pb+Pb reactions at 40A and 158A GeV and in near-central C+C and Si+Si reactions at 158A GeV are presented. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 NA49 Collaboration

The $\Lambda\Lambda$ interaction resulting from the SU(3) rotation of the S-wave component of the Nijmegen OBE potential $D$ is used to calculate the binding energy of $^{ 6}_{\Lambda\Lambda}$He as a $\Lambda\Lambda\alpha$ three-body…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 S. B. Carr , I. R. Afnan , B. F. Gibson

We describe full-coupled-channel ab initio calculations among the octet baryons for S=-2 s-shell hypernuclei,_{LambdaLambda}^4H,_{LambdaLambda}^5H and_{LambdaLambda}^6He. The wave function includes Lambda Lambda, Lambda Sigma, N Xi, and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 H. Nemura , S. Shinmura , Y. Akaishi , Khin Swe Myint

Terrestrial double-$\Lambda$ hypernuclear data and astronomical observations of neutron stars provide complementary constraints on the $\Lambda\Lambda$ interaction. In this work, we investigate the $\Lambda\Lambda$ interaction within a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-23 Yusuke Tanimura , Chang Ho Hyun , Myung-Ki Cheoun

This work is a sequel to our two 2023 publications [PLB 837 137669, NPA 1039 122725] where fitting 14 1$s_\Lambda$ and 1$p_\Lambda$ single-particle binding energies in hypernuclei across the periodic table led to a well-defined…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-10-16 Eliahu Friedman , Avraham Gal

Single-particle energies of the $\Lambda$ and $\Sigma$ hyperons are obtained from the relevant self-energies. The latter are constructed within the framework of a perturbative many-body approach employing present realistic hyperon-nucleon…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 I. Vidaña , A. Polls , A. Ramos , M. Hjorth-Jensen

We extend the microscopic particle-rotor model for hypernuclear low-lying states by including the derivative and tensor coupling terms in the point-coupling nucleon-$\Lambda$ particle ($N\Lambda$) interaction. Taking $^{13}_{~\Lambda}$C as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-05-04 H. Mei , K. Hagino , J. M. Yao , T. Motoba

The experiment E94-107 in Hall A at Jefferson Lab started a systematic study of high resolution hypernuclear spectroscopy in the 0p-shell region of nuclei such as the hypernuclei produced in electroproduction on 9Be, 12C and 16O targets. In…

The 6He nucleus is an ideal candidate to study the weak interaction. To this end we have built a high-intensity source of 6He delivering ~10^10 atoms/s to experiments. Taking full advantage of that available intensity we have performed a…

The production of light hypernuclei in relativistic heavy-ion collisions provides a unique opportunity to probe hyperon--nucleon interactions and possible three-body forces, which are central to the resolution of the hyperon puzzle in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-17 Yue Hang Leung , Yingjie Zhou , Norbert Herrmann

The FINUDA experiment collected data to study the production of hypernuclei on different nuclear targets. The hypernucleus formation occurred through the strangeness-exchange reaction $K^-_{stop} + \; ^AZ \rightarrow \; ^A_{\Lambda}Z +…