Lamda N -> NN weak interaction in effective-field theory

The nonleptonic weak ∣ Δ S ∣ = 1 Λ N interaction, responsible for the dominant nonmesonic decay of all but the lightest hypernuclei, is studied in the framework of an effective-field theory. The long-range physics is described through tree-level exchange of the SU(3) Goldstone bosons, while the shor...

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Autores: Parreño García, Assumpta, Bennhold, Cornelius, Holstein, B. R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/11010
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/11010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reaccions nuclears
Estructura nuclear
Interaccions febles (Física nuclear)
Nuclear reactions
Nuclear structure
Weak interactions (Nuclear physics)
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Sumario:The nonleptonic weak ∣ Δ S ∣ = 1 Λ N interaction, responsible for the dominant nonmesonic decay of all but the lightest hypernuclei, is studied in the framework of an effective-field theory. The long-range physics is described through tree-level exchange of the SU(3) Goldstone bosons, while the short-range potential is parametrized in terms of the lowest-order contact terms. We obtain reasonable fits to available weak hypernuclear decay rates and quote the values for the parity-violating asymmetry as predicted by the present effective-field theory.