Journal Articles Physical Review C Year : 1993

Fission of heavy hypernuclei formed in antiproton annihilation

T.A. Armstrong
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G. Ericsson
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T. Johansson
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T. Krogulski
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R.A. Lewis
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M. Maurel
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E. Monnand
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J. Mougey
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J. Passaneau
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P. Perrin
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S.M. Polikanov
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C. Ristori
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G.A. Smith
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G. Tibell
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Abstract

Heavy hypernuclei are produced in the annihilation of antiprotons in 238 U . The delayed fission of heavy hypernuclei and hypernuclei of fission fragments are observed by using the recoil-distance method in combination with measurement of secondary electron multiplicity. The lifetime of hypernuclei in the region of uranium is found to be (1.25±0.15)× 10 − 10 sec. It is observed that Λ hyperons predominantly stick to the heavier fission fragments. The yield of hypernuclei is found to be (7.4±1.7)× 10 − 3 per stopped antiproton. No coincidences with K + were found. Statistical and systematic errors on the number of events expected do not rule out this possibility.

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in2p3-00014389 , version 1 (02-03-1999)

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T.A. Armstrong, J.P. Bocquet, G. Ericsson, T. Johansson, T. Krogulski, et al.. Fission of heavy hypernuclei formed in antiproton annihilation. Physical Review C, 1993, 47, pp.1957-1969. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevC.47.1957⟩. ⟨in2p3-00014389⟩
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