Study of the Λ–Λ interaction with femtoscopy correlations in and p–Pb collisions at the LHC
This work presents new constraints on the existence and the binding energy of a possible Λ–Λ bound state, the H-dibaryon, derived from Λ–Λ femtoscopic measurements by the ALICE collaboration. The results are obtained from a new measurement using the femtoscopy technique in (Figure presented.) collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$=13 TeV and p–Pb collisions at $$\sqrt{sNN}$$=5.02 TeV, combined with previously published results from (Figure presented.) collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$=7 TeV. The Λ–Λ scattering parameter space, spanned by the inverse scattering length ƒ0-1 and the effective range d0, is constrained by comparing the measured Λ–Λ correlation function with calculations obtained within the Lednický model. The data are compatible with hypernuclei results and lattice computations, both predicting a shallow attractive interaction, and permit to test different theoretical approaches describing the Λ–Λ interaction. The region in the (ƒ0-1,d0) plane which would accommodate a Λ–Λ bound state is substantially restricted compared to previous studies. The binding energy of the possible Λ–Λ bound state is estimated within an effective-range expansion approach and is found to be BΛΛ=3.2$$^{+1.6}_{-2.4}$$(stat)$$^{+1.8}_{-1.0}$$(syst) MeV.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
- Contributing Organization:
- ALICE Collaboration
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1547140
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1581372; OSTI ID: 1821993
- Journal Information:
- Physics Letters. B, Journal Name: Physics Letters. B Vol. 797 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0370-2693
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Netherlands
- Language:
- English
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