H-3(Lambda) and (3)((Lambda)over-bar)(H)over-bar lifetime measurement in Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN)=5.02 TeV via two-body decay


Acharya S., Adamova D., Adhya S. P., Adler A., Adolfsson J., Aggarwal M. M., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.797, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 797
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2019.134905
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

An improved value for the lifetime of the (anti-)hypertriton has been obtained using the data sample of Pb-Pb collisions at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV collected by the ALICE experiment at the LHC. The (anti-)hypertriton has been reconstructed via its charged two-body mesonic decay channel and the lifetime has been determined from an exponential fit to the dN/d(ct) spectrum. The measured value, tau = 242(-38)(+34) (stat.) +/- 17 (syst.) ps, is compatible with representative theoretical predictions, thus contributing to the solution of the longstanding hypertriton lifetime puzzle. (C) 2019 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.