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Pi mesonic decay of the hypertriton

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The pi-mesonic decay of the hypertriton is calculated based on a hypertriton wavefunction and 3N scattering states, which are rigorous solutions of 3-body Faddeev equations using realistic NN and hyperon-nucleon interactions. The total pi-mesonic decay rate is found to be 92% of the free Lambda decay rate, which is close to the experimental data. Together with the nonmesonic decay the total life time of 3Lambda H is predicted to be 2.78 x 10^-10 sec which is 6 % larger than for the free Lambda particle. The differential decay rate is evaluated as a function of the pion momentum. The decay into the N+d+pi channel is stronger than in the 3N+pi channel in contrast to the situation for the nonmesonic decay. The ratio for the decay rate into 3He + pi^- to the decay rate into all channels including pi^- is found to be 0.40, which is close to the experimental value. We visualise the decay into the dominant channel p+d+pi^- in a Dalitz plot. Finally we compare the polarisation of the outgoing proton in free unpolarised Lambda-decay to the polarisation of 3He in unpolarised 3_Lambda H-decay and we compare the closely related asymmetry of pi^- emitted parallel and antiparallel with respect to the spin-direction for a polarised Lambda to the corresponding asymmetry for a polarised 3_Lambda H.

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Gaussian vs. Real Wavefunction of Nuclear Clusters and Hypernuclei

nucl-th · 2026-06-09 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Realistic nuclear cluster wave functions show broader spatial distributions and non-Gaussian structures than Gaussian ansätze with matching rms radius, suggesting a mechanism to address underestimation of A=4 cluster production.

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  • Wave-Function Femtometry: Hypertriton - The Ultimate Halo Nucleus nucl-ex · 2026-04-09 · unverdicted · none · ref 65

    Hypertriton production yield in LHC pp collisions, described by nuclear coalescence, confirms its halo structure with a Lambda separation of 9.54 fm from the deuteron core.

  • Gaussian vs. Real Wavefunction of Nuclear Clusters and Hypernuclei nucl-th · 2026-06-09 · unverdicted · none · ref 9 · internal anchor

    Realistic nuclear cluster wave functions show broader spatial distributions and non-Gaussian structures than Gaussian ansätze with matching rms radius, suggesting a mechanism to address underestimation of A=4 cluster production.