Abstract
We have carried out an experiment to search for a neutron-rich hypernucleus, Λ6H, by the 6Li(π-,K+) reaction at pπ-=1.2 GeV/c. The obtained missing-mass spectrum with an estimated energy resolution of 3.2 MeV (FWHM) showed no peak structure corresponding to the Λ6H hypernucleus neither below nor above the Λ4H+2n particle decay threshold. An upper limit of the production cross section for the bound Λ6H hypernucleus was estimated to be 1.2nb/sr at 90% confidence level.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
Volume | 729 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Feb 5 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 The Authors.
Keywords
- Missing-mass spectroscopy
- Neutron-rich Λ-hypernuclei
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics