Lifetime Measurement of Λ12C, Λ28Si, and ΛFe hypernuclei

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Bhang, H [1 ]
Ajimura, S
Aoki, K
Hasegawa, T
Hashimoto, O
Hotchi, H
Kim, YD
Kishimoto, T
Maeda, K
Noumi, H
Ohta, Y
Omata, K
Outa, H
Park, H
Sato, Y
Sekimoto, M
Shibata, T
Takahashi, T
Youn, M
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[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Seoul 151742, South Korea
[2] Tohoku Univ, Dept Phys, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[3] KEK, High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[4] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Sci, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[5] Osaka Univ, Dept Phys, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600043, Japan
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.4321
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We have measured lifetimes of Lambda hypernuclei over a broad mass range explicitly identifying Lambda hypernuclear production in the (pi(+),K+) reaction. The obtained results are tau(C-12(Lambda)) = 231 +/- 15 ps, tau(Si-28(Lambda)) = 206 +/- 12 ps, and tau(Fe-Lambda) = 215 +/- 14 ps. The lifetimes of Lambda hypernuclei over the mass region from carbon to iron are found almost constant at about 80% of that of free Lambda within the statistical uncertainties. The short-range nature of the nonmesonic weak decay process, which is dominant in heavy Lambda hypernuclei, is possibly responsible for the observed weak hypernuclear mass dependence. [S0031-9007(98)07604-2].
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