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Observation of a (6)(LambdaLambda)He double hypernucleus
H Takahashi1, J K Ahn, H Akikawa
1Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. thitoshi@nh.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
A double-hyperfragment event has been found in a hybrid-emulsion experiment. It is identified uniquely as the sequential decay of ( 6)(LambdaLambda)He emitted from a Xi(-) hyperon nuclear capture at rest. The mass of ( 6)(LambdaLambda)He and the Lambda-Lambda interaction energy DeltaB(LambdaLambda) have been measured for the first time devoid of the ambiguities due to the possibilities of excited states. The value of DeltaB(LambdaLambda) is 1.01+/-0.20(+0.18)(-0.11) MeV. This demonstrates that the Lambda-Lambda interaction is weakly attractive.
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