Asymmetry parameter for the nonmesonic decay of 5&lt;FONT FACE=Symbol&gt;L&lt;/font&gt;He

Barbero, César Alberto; Galeão, A. P.; Krmpotić, F.

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“…This being said, comparison of the corresponding values for a Λ in Table I shows that the formula works well within its range of validity. This conclusion is in agreement with our preliminary result reported elsewhere [23], which was restricted to one-pion-exchange only.…”

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Asymmetry parameter for nonmesonic hypernuclear decay

2005

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We give general expressions for the vector asymmetry in the angular distribution of protons in the nonmesonic weak decay of polarized hypernuclei. From these we derive an explicit expression for the calculation of the asymmetry parameter, a , which is applicable to the specific cases of 5 He and 12 C described within the extreme shell model. In contrast to the approximate formula widely used in the literature, it includes the effects of three-body kinematics in the final states of the decay and correctly treats the contribution of transitions originating from single-proton states beyond the s-shell. This expression is then used for the corresponding numerical computation of a within several one-meson-exchange models. Besides the strictly local approximation usually adopted for the transition potential, we also consider the addition of the first-order nonlocality terms. We find values for a ranging from −0.62 to −0.24, in qualitative agreement with other theoretical estimates but in contradiction with some recent experimental determinations.

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confidence: 94%