https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818101011
Onset of η nuclear binding
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Racah Institute of Physics, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Nuclear Physics Institute, 250 69 Rez, Czech Republic
* Presented by A. Gal (avragal@savion.huji.ac.il 676269930@qq.com) at EXA2017, Vienna, Sept. 2017
Published online: 25 June 2018
Recent studies of η nuclear quasibound states by the Jerusalem-Prague Collaboration are reviewed, focusing on stochastic variational method self consistent calculations of η few-nucleon systems. These calculations suggest that a minimum value Re aηN ≈ 1 fm (0.7 fm) is needed to bind η3He (η4He).
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