Continuum pion spectra in the weak decays of (Lambda) H-4, (Lambda) He-5 and (Lambda Lambda) He-6
Apr, 1991
23 pages
Published in:
- Nucl.Phys.A 534 (1991) 597-619
- Published: 1991
Report number:
- INS-871,
- OECU-1991-4
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
A practical method of calculating the pionic decay strength function for the three-body final states is presented on the basis of the Kapur-Peierls treatment of the continuum state. The results for the Λ 5 He decay are in good agreement with the experiment. The application to the ΛΛ 6 He decay results in the pion spectra which have a discrete or almost monoenergetic peak, showing the experimental feasibility of using successive pions as an indicator of double-Λ hypernuclear production. The pionic decay rates are also evaluated for another typical hypernucleus Λ 4 H which is very abundantly produced in the (K − stopped, π − ) reaction. The interplay between the two-body decay channel (discrete pion momentum) and the three-body continuum channel has been demonstrated. It is emphasized that the hypernuclear pionic decay is a useful probe to know the Λ state in the nucleus.- hydrogen: hypernucleus
- hydrogen: nuclide
- helium: hypernucleus
- helium: nuclide
- Lambda: hypernucleus
- Lambda Lambda: hypernucleus
- hypernucleus: decay
- decay: hypernucleus
- hypernucleus: width
- pi: emission
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