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David Markus

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arXiv2026

Precise measurement of the $\Lambda$-binding energy difference between $^3_\Lambda$H and $^4_\Lambda$H via decay-pion spectroscopy at MAMI

We performed high-precision decay-pion spectroscopy of light $\Lambda$ hypernuclei at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI) using the A1 spectrometer facility. By measuring the monochromatic $\pi^-$ momentum from the two-body weak decay $^3_\Lambda\mathrm{H} \to {}^3\mathrm{He} + \pi^-$ and referencing it to the $^4_\Lambda\mathrm{H} \to {}^4\mathrm{He} + \pi^-$ decay, we determined the $\Lambda$ binding energy of $^3_\Lambda\mathrm{H}$ with unprecedented accuracy. The obtained value, $B_\Lambda(^3_\Lambda\mathrm{H}) = 0.523 \pm 0.013~(\mathrm{stat.}) \pm 0.075~(\mathrm{syst.})$~MeV, is consistent with the STAR result, but indicates a significantly deeper binding than inferred from earlier measurements. This result implies a stronger $\Lambda$-deuteron interaction and provides stringent constraints on hyperon-nucleon interactions.

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arXiv2025

Measurement of the helicity-dependent response in quasi-elastic proton knockout from $^{40}{\rm Ca}$

The role of the electron-helicity-dependent cross-section term and the structure function $f^{\prime}_{01}$ in the quasi-elastic $A(\vec{e}, e^{\prime}p)$ process was studied. The $f^{\prime}_{01}$ was measured for proton knockout from the $1\mathrm{d}_{3/2}$ shell in $^{40}\mathrm{Ca}$ via the $^{40}{\rm Ca}(\vec{e},e' p)^{39}{\rm K}_{\rm g.s.}$ reaction, leaving the residual nucleus in a well-defined state. It requires a longitudinally polarized electron beam and out-of-plane proton detection. This structure function vanishes in the absence of final-state interactions (FSI) involving the ejected proton. Presented are the dependencies of $f^{\prime}_{01}$ on the missing momentum (closely related to the initial proton's Fermi momentum) and the angle between the knocked-out proton and the virtual photon momenta. The role of the spin-orbit interaction in FSI through the $\vec{L}\cdot \vec{S}$ term in a nuclear optical potential is discussed.

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arXiv2025

Measurement of $\rm ^{6}H$ ground state energy in an electron scattering experiment at MAMI-A1

For the first time the neutron-rich hydrogen isotope $\rm ^{6}H$ was produced in an electron scattering experiment in the reaction $\rm ^{7}Li(e,~e'p\pi^{+})^{6}H$ using the spectrometer facility of the A1 Collaboration at the Mainz Microtron accelerator. By measuring the triple coincidence between the scattered electron, the produced proton, and $\pi^{+}$, the missing mass spectrum of $\rm ^{6}H$ was obtained. A clear peak above $^3$H+n+n+n energy threshold was seen resulting in a ground state energy of $\rm ^{6}H$ at $2.3\pm0.5({\rm stat.})\pm0.4({\rm syst.})$ MeV with a width of $1.9\pm1.0({\rm stat.})\pm0.4({\rm syst.})$ MeV. This work challenges the understandings of multi-nucleon interactions and presents a new method to study light neutron-rich nuclei with electron scattering experiments.

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