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Search for $\eta'$ bound nuclei in the $^{12}{\rm C}(\gamma,p)$ reaction with simultaneous detection of decay products
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 202501 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- We measured missing mass spectrum of the $^{12}{\rm C}(\gamma,p)$ reaction for the first time in coincidence with potential decay products from $\eta'$ bound nuclei. We tagged an ($\eta+p$) pair associated with the $\eta'N\to\eta N$ process in a nucleus. After applying kinematical selections to reduce backgrounds, no signal events were observed in the bound-state region. An upper limit of the signal cross section in the opening angle $\cos\theta^{\eta p}_{lab}<-0.9$ was obtained to be 2.2 nb/sr at the 90$\%$ confidence level. It is compared with theoretical cross sections, whose normalization ambiguity is suppressed by measuring a quasifree $\eta'$ production rate. Our results indicate a small branching fraction of the $\eta'N\to\eta N$ process and/or a shallow $\eta'$-nucleus potential.<br />Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures
- Subjects :
- Nuclear Experiment
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 202501 (2020)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2005.03449
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.202501