Non-mesonic weak decays of Λ5He and Λ 12C hypernuclei using the (π+, K+) reactions

S. Okada; S. Ajimura; K. Aoki; A. Banu; H. C. Bhang; T. Fukuda; O. Hashimoto; J. I. Hwang; S. Kameoka; B. H. Kang; E. H. Kim; J. H. Kim; M. J. Kim; T. Maruta; Y. Miura; Y. Miyake; T. Nagae; M. Nakamura; S. N. Nakamura; H. Noumi; Y. Okayasu; H. Outa; H. Park; P. K. Saha; Y. Sato; M. Sekimoto; S. Shin; T. Takahashi; H. Tamura; K. Tanida; A. Toyoda; K. Tsukada; T. Watanabe; H. J. Yim

doi:10.1063/1.2932278

Non-mesonic weak decays of Λ⁵He and Λ ¹²C hypernuclei using the (π⁺, K⁺) reactions

S. Okada, S. Ajimura, K. Aoki, A. Banu, H. C. Bhang, T. Fukuda, O. Hashimoto, J. I. Hwang, S. Kameoka, B. H. Kang, E. H. Kim, J. H. Kim, M. J. Kim, T. Maruta, Y. Miura, Y. Miyake, T. Nagae, M. Nakamura, S. N. Nakamura, H. NoumiY. Okayasu, H. Outa, H. Park, P. K. Saha, Y. Sato, M. Sekimoto, S. Shin, T. Takahashi, H. Tamura, K. Tanida, A. Toyoda, K. Tsukada, T. Watanabe, H. J. Yim

School of Earth System Sciences

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Abstract

We have measured for the first time yields of both neutron-proton and neutron-neutron pairs emitted from the non-mesonic weak decay of the _Λ⁵He and _Λ¹²C hypernuclei, produced via the (π⁺,K⁺) reaction. From the yields of both the back-to-back np-pair events and nn-pair events, we have directly determined the ratio of the neutron- and proton-induced decay widths, Γ_n(Λn → nn)Γ_p(Λp → np). Meanwhile, we have also determined the quenching of the observed numbers of single nucleons and coincident nucleon pairs compared with theoretical calculations. Our results suggest that contributions from the two-nucleon-induced three-body process ΛNN → NNN are significant.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NEW FACET OF THREE NUCLEON FORCE - 50 YEARS OF FUJITA MIYAZAWA THREE NUCLEON FORCE (FM50) - Proceedings of the International Symposium
Pages	135-139
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2932278
State	Published - 2008
Event	International Symposium on New Facets of the Three Nucleon Force - 50 Years of the Fujita-Miyazawa Three Nucleon Force, FM50 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 29 Oct 2007 → 31 Oct 2007

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1011
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	International Symposium on New Facets of the Three Nucleon Force - 50 Years of the Fujita-Miyazawa Three Nucleon Force, FM50
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tokyo
Period	29/10/07 → 31/10/07

Keywords

Λ hypernuclei
Non-mesonic weak decay
Nucleon energy spectrum

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Okada, S., Ajimura, S., Aoki, K., Banu, A., Bhang, H. C., Fukuda, T., Hashimoto, O., Hwang, J. I., Kameoka, S., Kang, B. H., Kim, E. H., Kim, J. H., Kim, M. J., Maruta, T., Miura, Y., Miyake, Y., Nagae, T., Nakamura, M., Nakamura, S. N., ... Yim, H. J. (2008). Non-mesonic weak decays of Λ⁵He and Λ ¹²C hypernuclei using the (π⁺, K⁺) reactions. In NEW FACET OF THREE NUCLEON FORCE - 50 YEARS OF FUJITA MIYAZAWA THREE NUCLEON FORCE (FM50) - Proceedings of the International Symposium (pp. 135-139). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1011). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2932278

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Okada, S, Ajimura, S, Aoki, K, Banu, A, Bhang, HC, Fukuda, T, Hashimoto, O, Hwang, JI, Kameoka, S, Kang, BH, Kim, EH, Kim, JH, Kim, MJ, Maruta, T, Miura, Y, Miyake, Y, Nagae, T, Nakamura, M, Nakamura, SN, Noumi, H, Okayasu, Y, Outa, H, Park, H, Saha, PK, Sato, Y, Sekimoto, M, Shin, S, Takahashi, T, Tamura, H, Tanida, K, Toyoda, A, Tsukada, K, Watanabe, T & Yim, HJ 2008, Non-mesonic weak decays of Λ⁵He and Λ ¹²C hypernuclei using the (π⁺, K⁺) reactions. in NEW FACET OF THREE NUCLEON FORCE - 50 YEARS OF FUJITA MIYAZAWA THREE NUCLEON FORCE (FM50) - Proceedings of the International Symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1011, pp. 135-139, International Symposium on New Facets of the Three Nucleon Force - 50 Years of the Fujita-Miyazawa Three Nucleon Force, FM50, Tokyo, Japan, 29/10/07. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2932278

Non-mesonic weak decays of Λ⁵He and Λ ¹²C hypernuclei using the (π⁺, K⁺) reactions. / Okada, S.; Ajimura, S.; Aoki, K. et al.
NEW FACET OF THREE NUCLEON FORCE - 50 YEARS OF FUJITA MIYAZAWA THREE NUCLEON FORCE (FM50) - Proceedings of the International Symposium. 2008. p. 135-139 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1011).

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