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Experimental observation of the Σ hypernuclei, Σ6H and Σ16C

  • H. Piekarz
  • , S. Bart
  • , R. Hackenburg
  • , A. D. Hancock
  • , E. V. Hungerford
  • , B. Mayes
  • , K. Sekharan
  • , J. Piekarz
  • , M. Deutsch
  • , R. E. Chrien
  • , S. Chen
  • , M. LeVine
  • , D. Maurizio
  • , M. May
  • , H. Palevsky
  • , Y. Xu
  • , P. D. Barnes
  • , B. Basslleck
  • , R. Eisenstein
  • , R. Grace
  • C. Maher, P. Pile, R. Rieder, W. Wharton, R. L. Stearns

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Abstract

The hypernuclei Σ6H and Σ16C were observed by the (K-, π+) reaction on targets of 6Li and liquid O, respectively, at 713 MeV/c incident K- momentum. Structure is seen in Σ6H which may be interpreted in terms of particle-hole excitations similar to the previously observed states in Λ6Li. The inablitity to resolve individual Σ hypernuclear levels in Σ16C, due in part to the excitation of non-coherent states as a result of the large momentum transfer of about 130 MeV/c, precludes the extraction of the Σ-nucleus spin-orbit potential strength. The Σ-nucleus well depth appears to be 7 to 10 MeV less than that for the Λ.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)428-432
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume110
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 1982
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Bertlm et al. \[1\] have recently reported the observation of structure m the (K-, 7r-) reaction on 9Be near the ~ threshold. This spectrum may be interpreted as extubltmg two narrow states of width smaller than 8 MeV. The possibdlty of narrow Z-hypernu-clear states has led to renewed theoretical interest m the structure and width of such levels, with the hope of obtaining hyperon-nuclear potential reformation simdar to that extracted from the now well studied A-hypernuclel \[2-6\].I n order to verify and expand the knowledge of 1C hypernuclel the Brookhaven hypernu- ¢~ Research supported by the US DOE under Contracts DE AS05-76ERO-3948, DE-AC02-76CHO-0016, DEAC02-76ERO-3244, and ED-AC02-77ERO-4195.

Funding

Bertlm et al. \[1\] have recently reported the observation of structure m the (K-, 7r-) reaction on 9Be near the ~ threshold. This spectrum may be interpreted as extubltmg two narrow states of width smaller than 8 MeV. The possibdlty of narrow Z-hypernu-clear states has led to renewed theoretical interest m the structure and width of such levels, with the hope of obtaining hyperon-nuclear potential reformation simdar to that extracted from the now well studied A-hypernuclel \[2-6\].I n order to verify and expand the knowledge of 1C hypernuclel the Brookhaven hypernu- ¢~ Research supported by the US DOE under Contracts DE AS05-76ERO-3948, DE-AC02-76CHO-0016, DEAC02-76ERO-3244, and ED-AC02-77ERO-4195.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDEAC02-76ERO-3244, ED-AC02-77ERO-4195, DE AS05-76ERO-3948, DE-AC02-76CHO-0016

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