boson and the and processes: A theoretical analysis
Abstract
The present work deals with 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 . 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 continuum, and they fully account for initial state interaction effects in the 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 (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 system at a number of candidate facilities.
- Authors:
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- National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa (Italy)
- Univ. of Trento (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo-Trento (Italy). Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA)
- University of Salento, Lecce (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Lecce (Italy)
- National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Rome (Italy)
- National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa (Italy); Univ. of Pisa (Italy)
- 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.
@article{osti_1839217,
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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