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Search for double-Λ hypernuclei and the H-dibaryon in the (K−,K+) reaction on 12C
- Source :
- Physics Letters B. 478:401-407
- Publication Year :
- 2000
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2000.
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Abstract
- A search for double- Λ hypernuclei ( 12 ΛΛ Be) and H -dibaryons using the 12 C( K − , K + ) reaction was performed at the BNL-AGS using a high-intensity 1.8 GeV/ c K − beam. A missing-mass analysis below the end point of the quasi-free Ξ − production was used to investigate these S =−2 systems. The upper limit obtained for the forward-angle cross section of 12 ΛΛ Be production is 6 to 10 nb/sr. This is the first search for the direct production of double- Λ hypernuclei to reach the sensitivity required to observe the signal predicted by theoretical calculations. For the H -production cross section, we have obtained an upper limit in the range of a few nb/sr to 10 nb/sr for the H mass below 2100 MeV/ c 2 . This upper limit is the most sensitive H search result to date for a tightly bound H .
Details
- ISSN :
- 03702693
- Volume :
- 478
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physics Letters B
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........78677c46c5d216e3652cf38429a8f776