Indication of a deeply bound and compact K-pp state formed in the pp→pΛK+ reaction at 2.85 GeV

  • T. Yamazaki
  • , M. Maggiora
  • , P. Kienle
  • , K. Suzuki
  • , A. Amoroso
  • , M. Alexeev
  • , F. Balestra
  • , Y. Bedfer
  • , R. Bertini
  • , L. C. Bland
  • , A. Brenschede
  • , F. Brochard
  • , M. P. Bussa
  • , Seonho Choi
  • , M. L. Colantoni
  • , R. Dressler
  • , M. Dzemidzic
  • , J. Cl Faivre
  • , L. Ferrero
  • , J. Foryciarz
  • I. Fröhlich, V. Frolov, R. Garfagnini, A. Grasso, S. Heinz, W. W. Jacobs, W. Kühn, A. Maggiora, D. Panzieri, H. W. Pfaff, G. Pontecorvo, A. Popov, J. Ritman, P. Salabura, S. Sosio, V. Tchalyshev, S. E. Vigdor

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Abstract

We have analyzed data of the DISTO experiment on the exclusive pp→pΛK+ reaction at 2.85 GeV to search for a strongly bound compact K-pp(X) state to be formed in the pp→K ++X reaction. The observed spectra of the K+ missing mass and the pΛ invariant-mass with high transverse momenta of p and K + revealed a broad distinct peak of 26-σ confidence with a mass MX=2267±3(stat)±5(syst)MeV/c2 and a width ΓX= 118±8(stat)±10(syst)MeV. The enormously large cross section indicates formation of a compact K-pp with a large binding energy of BK=103MeV, which can be a possible gateway toward cold and dense kaonic nuclear matter.

Lingua originaleInglese
Numero di articolo132502
RivistaPhysical Review Letters
Volume104
Numero di pubblicazione13
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 apr 2010
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