arXiv · 1301.7472
Effects of the two-body and three-body hyperon-nucleon interactions in \Lambda-hypernuclei
Abstract
Background: The calculation of the hyperon binding energy in hypernuclei is crucial to understanding the interaction between hyperons and nucleons. Purpose: We assess the relative importance of two- and three-body hyperon-nucleon force by studying the effect of the hyperon-nucleon-nucleon interaction in closed shell \Lambda-hypernuclei from A=5 to 91. Methods: The \Lambda-binding energy has been calculated using the auxiliary field diffusion Monte Carlo method for the first time, to study light and heavy hypernuclei within the same model. Results: Our results show that including a three-body component in the hyperon-nucleon interaction leads to a saturation of the \Lambda-binding energy remarkably close to the experimental data. In contrast, the two-body force alone gives an unphysical limit for the binding energy. Conclusions: The repulsive contribution of the three-body hyperon-nucleon-nucleon force is essential to reproduce, even qualitatively, the binding energy of the hypernuclei in the mass range considered.
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D. Lonardoni, S. Gandolfi, F. Pederiva. 2013-01-30. Effects of the two-body and three-body hyperon-nucleon interactions in \Lambda-hypernuclei. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.87.041303
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