ISSN:
1434-601X
Keywords:
PACS: 13.30.-a Decays of baryons – 13.75.Ev Hyperon-nucleon interaction – 21.80 Hypernuclei – 25.80.Pw Hyperon-induced reactions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: It is shown that the mass dependence of the Λ-lifetime in heavy hypernuclei is sensitive to the ratio of neutron-induced to proton-induced non-mesonic decay rates R n/R p. A comparison of the experimental mass dependence of the lifetimes with the calculated ones for different values of R n/R p leads to the conclusion that this ratio is larger than 2 on the confidence level of 0.75. This suggests that the phenomenological ΔI= 1/2 rule might be violated for the nonmesonic decay of the Λ-hyperon.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100500050267
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