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Questioning MAMI's recent determination of $B_{\Lambda}({_{\Lambda}^3}{\rm H})$

Nuclear Theory 2026-04-27 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

A recent report on 7Li(e,eK+){^7{\rm Li}}(e,e'K^+) electroproduction runs by the A1 collaboration at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI) assigns a sharp pion-momentum line at pπ113.8±0.1p_{\pi^-}\approx 113.8\pm 0.1 MeV/c to Λ3Hπ+3He{_{\Lambda}^3}{\rm H}\to\pi^-+{^3{\rm He}} weak decay, resulting in exceptionally large Λ3H{_{\Lambda}^3}{\rm H} binding-energy BΛ(Λ3H)=0.523±0.013±0.075B_{\Lambda}({_{\Lambda}^3}{\rm H})=0.523\pm 0.013\pm 0.075 MeV. Here I suggest an alternative interpretation of the observed sharp line in terms of Λ7Heg.s.π+7Li(Ex=478{_{\Lambda}^7}{\rm He}_{\rm g.s.}\to\pi^-+{^7{\rm Li}}(E_{\rm x}=478 keV) weak decay, discussing also the model dependence of BΛ(Λ7He)B_{\Lambda}({_{\Lambda}^7}{\rm He}).

Cite

@article{arxiv.2604.18259,
  title  = {Questioning MAMI's recent determination of $B_{\Lambda}({_{\Lambda}^3}{\rm H})$},
  author = {Avraham Gal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.18259},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

v1: 9 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, to be submitted for publication, comments are welcome! v2: very slight changes, version submitted for publication

R2 v1 2026-07-01T12:18:22.708Z