Measurements of $H_\Lambda^3$ and $H_\Lambda^4$ Lifetimes and Yields in Au+Au Collisions in the High Baryon Density Region - INSPIRE

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Measurements of $H_\Lambda^3$ and $H_\Lambda^4$ Lifetimes and Yields in Au+Au Collisions in the High Baryon Density Region

STAR

Collaboration

•

Mohamed Abdallah
(
- American U., Cairo
)

Oct 18, 2021

8 pages

Published in:

Phys.Rev.Lett. 128 (2022) 20, 202301

Published: May 17, 2022

e-Print:

2110.09513 [nucl-ex]

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.202301 (publication)

Experiments:

BNL-RHIC-STAR

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We report precision measurements of hypernuclei

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

lifetimes obtained from

Au + Au

collisions at

\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 3.0 GeV

and 7.2 GeV collected by the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and the first measurement of

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

midrapidity yields in

Au + Au

collisions at

\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 3.0 GeV

.

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

, being the two simplest bound states composed of hyperons and nucleons, are cornerstones in the field of hypernuclear physics. Their lifetimes are measured to be

221 \pm 15 (stat) \pm 19 (syst) ps

for

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

218 \pm 6 (stat) \pm 13 (syst) ps

for

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

. The

p_{T}

-integrated yields of

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

are presented in different centrality and rapidity intervals. It is observed that the shape of the rapidity distribution of

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

is different for 0%–10% and 10%–50% centrality collisions. Thermal model calculations, using the canonical ensemble for strangeness, describes the

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

yield well, while underestimating the

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

yield. Transport models, combining baryonic mean-field and coalescence (jam) or utilizing dynamical cluster formation via baryonic interactions (phqmd) for light nuclei and hypernuclei production, approximately describe the measured

{}_{Λ}^{3}H

and

{}_{Λ}^{4}H

yields. Our measurements provide means to precisely assess our understanding of the fundamental baryonic interactions with strange quarks, which can impact our understanding of more complicated systems involving hyperons, such as the interior of neutron stars or exotic hypernuclei.

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