arXiv · nucl-th/9801065
Double $Λ$ Hypernuclei and the Nuclear Medium Effective $ΛΛ$ Interaction
Abstract
We fit the $^1 S_0 ΛΛ$ interaction in the nuclear medium to the masses of the experimentally known double-$Λ$ hypernuclei: $^{\phantom{6}6}_{ΛΛ}$He, $^{10}_{ΛΛ}$Be and $^{13}_{ΛΛ}$B. We derive this effective interaction from OBE Jülich $ΛΛ$-type potentials and using both Hartree-Fock and variational approaches. We find that the inclusion of $ΛΛ$ correlations in the variational scheme leads to significant differences and a better understanding of the dynamical features of the system. We investigate the sensitivity of the binding energies and the mesonic decay widths of the above double-$Λ$ hypernuclei to the $ωΛΛ$ coupling and the form factor at the $σΛΛ$ vertex. We also use this effective interaction to predict binding energies and pionic decay widths of heavier double-$Λ$ hypernuclei, not discovered yet. Finally, we discard the existence of $^1 S_0$ $ΛΛ$ bound states provided the $ΛΛ-ΞN$ coupling can be neglected.
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J. Caro, C. Garcia-Recio, J. Nieves. 1998-12-16. Double $Λ$ Hypernuclei and the Nuclear Medium Effective $ΛΛ$ Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-9474(98)00640-x
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