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Title: X 17 boson and the H 3 ( p , e+ e ) He 4 and He 3 ( n , e+ e ) He 4 processes: A theoretical analysis

Abstract

The present work deals with e+e pair production in the four-nucleon system. We first analyze the process as a purely electromagnetic one in the context of a state-of-the-art approach to nuclear strong-interaction dynamics and nuclear electromagnetic currents, derived from chiral effective field theory (χEFT) . Next, we examine how the exchange of a hypothetical low-mass boson would impact the cross section for such a process. We consider several possibilities, that this boson is either a scalar, pseudoscalar, vector, or axial particle. The ab initio calculations use exact hyperspherical-harmonics methods to describe the bound state and low-energy spectrum of the A = 4 continuum, and they fully account for initial state interaction effects in the 3 + 1 clusters. While electromagnetic interactions are treated to high orders in the chiral expansion, the interactions of the hypothetical boson with nucleons are modeled in leading-order χEFT (albeit, in some instances, selected subleading contributions are also accounted for). We also provide an overview of possible future experiments probing pair production in the A = 4 system at a number of candidate facilities.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [1];  [5]; ORCiD logo [6]
  1. National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa (Italy)
  2. Univ. of Trento (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo-Trento (Italy). Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA)
  3. University of Salento, Lecce (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Lecce (Italy)
  4. National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Rome (Italy)
  5. National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa (Italy); Univ. of Pisa (Italy)
  6. Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1839217
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-21-3351; DOE/OR/23177-5170; arXiv:2104.07808
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985; DE-AC05-06OR23177; TRN: US2301063
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-06OR23177
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; effective field theory; few-body systems; nucleon induced nuclear reactions; particle interactions; radiative capture; axions; hypothetical gauge bosons; hypothetical particles; hypothetical scalars; ab initio calculations; nuclear physics; particles & fields

Citation Formats

Viviani, M., Filandri, E., Girlanda, L., Gustavino, C., Kievsky, A., Marcucci, L. E., and Schiavilla, R. X17 boson and the H3(p,e+e–)He4 and He3(n,e+e–)He4 processes: A theoretical analysis. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevc.105.014001.
Viviani, M., Filandri, E., Girlanda, L., Gustavino, C., Kievsky, A., Marcucci, L. E., & Schiavilla, R. X17 boson and the H3(p,e+e–)He4 and He3(n,e+e–)He4 processes: A theoretical analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.105.014001
Viviani, M., Filandri, E., Girlanda, L., Gustavino, C., Kievsky, A., Marcucci, L. E., and Schiavilla, R. Mon . "X17 boson and the H3(p,e+e–)He4 and He3(n,e+e–)He4 processes: A theoretical analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.105.014001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1839217.
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title = {X17 boson and the H3(p,e+e–)He4 and He3(n,e+e–)He4 processes: A theoretical analysis},
author = {Viviani, M. and Filandri, E. and Girlanda, L. and Gustavino, C. and Kievsky, A. and Marcucci, L. E. and Schiavilla, R.},
abstractNote = {The present work deals with e+–e– pair production in the four-nucleon system. We first analyze the process as a purely electromagnetic one in the context of a state-of-the-art approach to nuclear strong-interaction dynamics and nuclear electromagnetic currents, derived from chiral effective field theory (χEFT). Next, we examine how the exchange of a hypothetical low-mass boson would impact the cross section for such a process. We consider several possibilities, that this boson is either a scalar, pseudoscalar, vector, or axial particle. The ab initio calculations use exact hyperspherical-harmonics methods to describe the bound state and low-energy spectrum of the A=4 continuum, and they fully account for initial state interaction effects in the 3+1 clusters. While electromagnetic interactions are treated to high orders in the chiral expansion, the interactions of the hypothetical boson with nucleons are modeled in leading-order χEFT (albeit, in some instances, selected subleading contributions are also accounted for). We also provide an overview of possible future experiments probing pair production in the A=4 system at a number of candidate facilities.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevc.105.014001},
journal = {Physical Review C},
number = 1,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2022}
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