Production of twin λ-hypernuclei from ξ- hyperon capture at rest

A. Ichikawa; J. K. Ahn; H. Akikawa; S. Aoki; K. Arai; S. Y. Bahk; K. M. Baik; B. Bassalleck; J. H. Chung; M. S. Chung; K. Hoshino; M. Ieiri; K. Imai; Y. H. Iwata; Y. S. Iwata; H. Kanda; M. Kaneko; T. Kawai; C. O. Kim; J. Y. Kim; S. J. Kim; S. H. Kim; Y. Kondo; T. Kouketsu; Y. L. Lee; J. W.C. McNabb; M. Mitsuhara; Y. Nagase; C. Nagoshi; K. Nakazawa; H. Noumi; S. Ogawa; H. Okabe; K. Oyama; H. M. Park; I. G. Park; J. Parker; Y. S. Ra; J. T. Rhee; A. Rusek; H. Shibuya; K. S. Sim; P. K. Saha; D. Seki; M. Sekimoto; J. S. Song; H. Takahashi; T. Takahashi; F. Takeutchi; H. Tanaka; K. Tanida; J. Tojo; H. Torii; S. Torikai; N. Ushida; K. Yamamoto; N. Yasuda; J. T. Yang; C. J. Yoon; C. S. Yoon; M. Yosoi; T. Yoshida; L. Zhu

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00049-1

Production of twin λ-hypernuclei from ξ^- hyperon capture at rest

A. Ichikawa, J. K. Ahn, H. Akikawa, S. Aoki, K. Arai, S. Y. Bahk, K. M. Baik, B. Bassalleck, J. H. Chung, M. S. Chung, K. Hoshino, M. Ieiri, K. Imai, Y. H. Iwata, Y. S. Iwata, H. Kanda, M. Kaneko, T. Kawai, C. O. Kim, J. Y. KimS. J. Kim, S. H. Kim, Y. Kondo, T. Kouketsu, Y. L. Lee, J. W.C. McNabb, M. Mitsuhara, Y. Nagase, C. Nagoshi, K. Nakazawa, H. Noumi, S. Ogawa, H. Okabe, K. Oyama, H. M. Park, I. G. Park, J. Parker, Y. S. Ra, J. T. Rhee, A. Rusek, H. Shibuya, K. S. Sim, P. K. Saha, D. Seki, M. Sekimoto, J. S. Song, H. Takahashi, T. Takahashi, F. Takeutchi, H. Tanaka, K. Tanida, J. Tojo, H. Torii, S. Torikai, N. Ushida, K. Yamamoto, N. Yasuda, J. T. Yang, C. J. Yoon, C. S. Yoon, M. Yosoi, T. Yoshida, L. Zhu

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Abstract

A hybrid emulsion experiment was carried out to study double-strangeness nuclei produced via ξ^- hyperon capture at rest with the expectation of ten times larger statistics than previous experiments. We have analyzed 5% of the total emulsion and found one "twin-hypernuclei" event involving the emission of two single-λ hypernuclei and a nuclear fragment from a ξ^- hyperon stopping point. The event is interpreted as the decay of a ξ^- + ¹⁴N atomic system to _λ/⁵ He + _λ/⁵ He + ⁴ He + neutron. The species of the ξ^- -atom and the fragmentation products are uniquely identified for the first time for twin-hypernuclei events. Combined with the results from a past hybrid-emulsion experiment, one double-λ hypernucleus and three twin-hypernuclei events have been found from ξ^- captures on light emulsion nuclei. The ratio of the detected rate of double-λ hypernuclei to that of twin-hypernuclei is compared with theoretical estimates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-46
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	500
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00049-1
Publication status	Published - 2001 Feb 15
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Double-λ hypernucleus
Nuclear emulsion
Twin λ hypemuclei
ξ capture at rest

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Ichikawa, A., Ahn, J. K., Akikawa, H., Aoki, S., Arai, K., Bahk, S. Y., Baik, K. M., Bassalleck, B., Chung, J. H., Chung, M. S., Hoshino, K., Ieiri, M., Imai, K., Iwata, Y. H., Iwata, Y. S., Kanda, H., Kaneko, M., Kawai, T., Kim, C. O., ... Zhu, L. (2001). Production of twin λ-hypernuclei from ξ^- hyperon capture at rest. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 500(1-2), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00049-1

Ichikawa, A, Ahn, JK, Akikawa, H, Aoki, S, Arai, K, Bahk, SY, Baik, KM, Bassalleck, B, Chung, JH, Chung, MS, Hoshino, K, Ieiri, M, Imai, K, Iwata, YH, Iwata, YS, Kanda, H, Kaneko, M, Kawai, T, Kim, CO, Kim, JY, Kim, SJ, Kim, SH, Kondo, Y, Kouketsu, T, Lee, YL, McNabb, JWC, Mitsuhara, M, Nagase, Y, Nagoshi, C, Nakazawa, K, Noumi, H, Ogawa, S, Okabe, H, Oyama, K, Park, HM, Park, IG, Parker, J, Ra, YS, Rhee, JT, Rusek, A, Shibuya, H, Sim, KS, Saha, PK, Seki, D, Sekimoto, M, Song, JS, Takahashi, H, Takahashi, T, Takeutchi, F, Tanaka, H, Tanida, K, Tojo, J, Torii, H, Torikai, S, Ushida, N, Yamamoto, K, Yasuda, N, Yang, JT, Yoon, CJ, Yoon, CS, Yosoi, M, Yoshida, T & Zhu, L 2001, 'Production of twin λ-hypernuclei from ξ^- hyperon capture at rest', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 500, no. 1-2, pp. 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00049-1

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