Radiative decays of the Σ0(1385) and Λ+B95(1520) hyperons

S. Taylor, Angela Biselli

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Abstract

The electromagnetic decays of the Σ0(1385) and Λ(1520) hyperons were studied in photon-induced reactions γp→K+Λ(1116)γ in the Large Acceptance Spectrometer detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. We report the first observation of the radiative decay of the Σ0(1385) and a measurement of the Λ(1520) radiative decay width. For the Σ0(1385)→Λ(1116)γ transition, we measured a partial width of 479±120(stat)+81−100(sys)keV, larger than all of the existing model predictions. For the Λ(1520)→Λ(1116)γ transition, we obtained a partial width of 167±43(stat)+26−12(sys)keV.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume71
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2005

Disciplines

  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics
  • Physics

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