Published February 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Addressing the hypertriton lifetime puzzle with ALICE at the LHC

  • 1. Università di Torino, Dip. Fisica and INFN, Sez. Torino - Via Giuria 1, Torino, 10125 (Italy)

Description

The ALICE Collaboration collected a large data sample of Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV in 2015 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the excellent particle identification (PID) capabilities allow for the detection of rarely produced (anti-)hypernuclei. In particular, the (anti-)hypertriton, HΛ3, which is a bound state of a proton, a neutron and a Λ, is the lightest known hypernucleus. The results on the HΛ3 production are compared with the predictions from a model based on coalescence approach and from statistical-thermal models to investigate the production mechanisms in heavy-ion collisions. Emphasis will also be put on the latest and more precise determination of the HΛ3 lifetime.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2018.11.016

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
KEYWORDS: HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS;HYPERTRITON PRODUCTION;LIFETIME

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2018.11.016;
arXiv
arXiv:1812.05832v1;
PII
S0375947418304081;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
982
Journal Page Range
p. 815-818
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPABL

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51051707
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALICE; BOUND STATE; CERN LHC; COLLISIONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; LIFETIME; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PARTICLE PRODUCTION
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

Optional Information

Notes
© 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Collaborations
ALICE Collaboration