Nuclear bound state of eta'(958) and partial restoration of chiral symmetry in the eta' mass

Sep, 2011
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 85 (2012) 032201
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Abstract: (arXiv)
The in-medium mass of the η\eta^{\prime} meson is discussed in a context of partial restoration of chiral symmetry in nuclear medium. The η\eta^{\prime} mass is expected to be reduced by order of 100 MeV at the saturation density. The reduction is a consequence of the suppression of the anomaly effect on the η\eta^{\prime} mass induced by partial restoration of chiral symmetry. This strong attraction in η\eta^{\prime} nuclear systems does not accompany large absorption of η\eta^{\prime} into nuclear matter. This leads to the possibility of so narrow bound states of the η\eta^{\prime} meson in nuclei to be seen in hadronic reactions with light nuclear targets.
Note:
  • 5 pages, 2 figures, accepted version
  • 25.80.Hp
  • 14.40.Be
  • 21.85.+d
  • symmetry: chiral
  • eta(958): mass
  • flavor: SU(3)
  • nuclear matter
  • SU(3) x SU(3)
  • eta(958): bound state
  • anomaly: U(1)