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The orbital capture of K-mesons and Σ-hyperons in liquid helium

Орбитальный эахват K-меэонов и Σ-гиперонов в жидком гелии

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The mean cascade times of both K-mesons and Σ-hyperons in their captures at rest in liquid helium have been determined to be (3.1±0.4) · 10−10 s and less than 3.6 · 10−11 s (with a confidence level of 90%) respectively. The finding of a much lower mean cascade time for Σ-hyperons than for K-mesons lends weight to the hypothesis of trapping of negative hadrons in metastable orbits in helium.

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Si è determinato che i tempi medi di decadimento dei mesoni K e degli iperoni Σ quando sono catturati in quiete in elio liquido sono (3.1±0.4) · 10−10 s e meno di 3.6 · 10−11 s (con un grado di affidabilità del 90%), rispettivamente. I risultati relativi a tempi medi di decadimento molto più piccoli per iperoni Σ che per i mesoni K dà peso all’ipotesi che vi sia cattura di adroni negativi in orbite metastabili in elio.

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Comber, C., Davis, D.H., Gordon, J. et al. The orbital capture of K-mesons and Σ-hyperons in liquid helium. Nuov Cim A 24, 294–300 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821996

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