Nuclear capture at rest of Ξ- hyperons

被引:69
作者
Aoki, S. [2 ]
Bahk, S. Y. [3 ]
Chung, S. H. [1 ,4 ]
Funahashi, H. [5 ]
Hahn, C. H. [6 ]
Hanabata, M. [7 ]
Hara, T. [2 ]
Hirata, S. [5 ]
Hoshino, K. [7 ,8 ]
Ieiri, M. [9 ]
Iijima, T. [5 ]
Imai, K. [5 ]
Itow, Y. [5 ]
Jin-ya, T. [10 ]
Kazuno, M. [10 ]
Kim, C. O. [11 ]
Kim, J. Y. [12 ]
Kim, S. H. [1 ,4 ]
Kodama, K. [13 ]
Kuze, T. [7 ]
Maeda, Y. [14 ]
Masaike, A. [5 ]
Masuoka, A. [13 ]
Matsuda, Y. [1 ,4 ]
Matsui, A. [7 ]
Nagase, Y. [7 ]
Nagoshi, C. [15 ]
Nakamura, M. [8 ]
Nakanishi, S. [8 ]
Nakano, T. [5 ]
Nakazawa, K. [7 ]
Niwa, K. [8 ]
Oda, H. [13 ]
Okabe, H. [16 ]
Ono, S. [10 ]
Ozaki, R. [7 ]
Park, B. D. [1 ,4 ]
Park, I. G. [1 ,4 ]
Sakai, K. [7 ]
Sasaki, T. [7 ]
Sato, Y. [17 ]
Shibuya, H. [10 ]
Shimizu, H. M. [5 ]
Song, J. S. [1 ,4 ]
Sugimoto, M. [14 ]
Tajima, H. [8 ]
Takahashi, H. [5 ]
Takashima, R. [18 ]
Takeutchi, F. [19 ]
Tanaka, K. H. [9 ]
机构
[1] Gyeongsang Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Jinju 660701, South Korea
[2] Kobe Univ, Fac Human Dev, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
[3] Wonkwang Univ, Iksan 570749, South Korea
[4] Gyeongsang Natl Univ, Res Inst Nat Sci, Jinju 660701, South Korea
[5] Kyoto Univ, Dept Phys, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
[6] Changwon Natl Univ, Chang Won 641773, South Korea
[7] Gifu Univ, Dept Phys, Gifu 5011193, Japan
[8] Nagoya Univ, Dept Phys, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan
[9] KEK, Inst Particle & Nucl Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[10] Toho Univ, Dept Phys, Funabashi, Chiba 2748510, Japan
[11] Korea Univ, Seoul 136701, South Korea
[12] Chonnam Natl Univ, Kwangju 500757, South Korea
[13] Aichi Univ Educ, Kariya, Aichi 4488542, Japan
[14] Yokohama Natl Univ, Fac Educ, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240, Japan
[15] Univ Tokyo, Inst Nucl Study, Tanashi, Tokyo 188, Japan
[16] Sci Educ Inst Osaka Prefecture, Osaka 5580011, Japan
[17] Utsunomiya Univ, Fac Educ, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321, Japan
[18] Kyoto Univ, Kyoto 612, Japan
[19] Kyoto Sangyo Univ, Fac Sci, Kyoto 6038555, Japan
[20] Osaka City Univ, Dept Phys, Osaka 5588585, Japan
关键词
NUCLEAR REACTIONS C-12; N-14; O-16(Xi(-); X); Xi(-) capture at rest; measured particle tracks following hypernucleus production and subsequent decay; deduced double-Lambda and twin-Lambda hypernuclei production and binding; energies; Hybrid emulsion experiment; LAMBDA-LAMBDA-HYPERNUCLEI; H-DIBARYON; K-; K+; REACTION; WEAK DECAY; DOUBLE HYPERFRAGMENT; HYBRID EXPERIMENT; SINGLE-LAMBDA; BOUND-STATES; XI CAPTURE; SEARCH;
D O I
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.07.005
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
An emulsion-counter hybrid experiment (KEK E176) was carried out to search for double strangeness systems such as double-Lambda hypernuclei and H-dibaryons. More than 10% of Xi(-) hyperons produced in the (K-, K+) reaction were brought to rest in the nuclear emulsion. We have obtained 98 candidate events of nuclear capture at rest of Xi(-) hyperons which are described in this report. Among those, four events were identified as sequential weak decay of double-Lambda hypernuclei. The binding energies of Xi(-)-(C-12, N-14 and O-16) states have been estimated for two events which emit twin single-Lambda hypernuclei back to back from the capture point. The Sigma(-)p decay vertex of an H-dibaryon was searched for near the capture point and no evidence was observed. Upper limits for the branching ratio of H emission are 5-10% for a lifetime less than 0.1 ns at the 90% confidence level. The trapping probabilities of single and double strangeness to a nuclear fragment following Xi(-) capture at rest have been studied. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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