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Front. Phys., 31 July 2023
Sec. Nuclear Physics​
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A review of the low-energy K-nucleus/nuclei interactions with light nuclei AMADEUS investigations

Magdalena Skurzok,
Magdalena Skurzok1,2*Michael CargnelliMichael Cargnelli3Raffaele del Grande,Raffaele del Grande4,5Laura Fabbietti,Laura Fabbietti4,6Carlo GuaraldoCarlo Guaraldo5Johann MartonJohann Marton3Pawe&#x; Moskal,Paweł Moskal1,2Kristian Piscicchia,Kristian Piscicchia7,5Alessandro ScordoAlessandro Scordo5Micha&#x; Silarski,Michał Silarski1,2Diana Laura Sirghi,Diana Laura Sirghi5,8Oton Vazquez DoceOton Vazquez Doce5Johann ZmeskalJohann Zmeskal3S&#x;awomir WycechSławomir Wycech9Paolo BranchiniPaolo Branchini10Eryk Czerwi&#x;ski,Eryk Czerwiński1,2Xiaolin KangXiaolin Kang11Giuseppe Mandaglio,Giuseppe Mandaglio12,13Matteo Martini,Matteo Martini14,5Andrea SelceAndrea Selce5Catalina CurceanuCatalina Curceanu5
  • 1Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
  • 2Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
  • 3Stefan-Meyer-Institut für Subatomare Physik, Vienna, Austria
  • 4Physik Department E62, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
  • 5Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
  • 6Excellence Cluster “Origin and Structure of the Universe”, Garching, Germany
  • 7Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi—Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Roma, Italy
  • 8Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Magurele, Romania
  • 9Department of Theoretical Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland
  • 10INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
  • 11Department of Physics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
  • 12Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra dell’Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
  • 13INFN Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
  • 14Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Applicate, Università “Guglielmo Marconi”, Roma, Italy

The AMADEUS Collaboration conducts research aimed to experimentally investigate the low-energy K hadronic interactions with light nuclei like hydrogen, helium, and carbon, in order to provide new constraints to the antikaon-nucleon strong interaction studies in the non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics regime. K nuclear absorption, both at-rest and in-flight, are explored using the unique low-momentum and monochromatic kaon beam from the DAΦNE collider interacting with the KLOE detector components, a detector characterized by high acceptance and excellent position and momentum resolutions. This paper presents an overview of the AMADEUS results.

1 Introduction

The AMADEUS (Anti-kaonic Matter At DAΦNE: An Experiment with Unraveling Spectroscopy) Collaboration performed research of the low-energy K-nucleon/nuclei interactions in light nuclear targets for over a decade [13]. The primary objective of these studies is an investigation of the poorly known Λ(1405) resonance and a deeper understanding of the K single- and multi-nucleon absorption processes, both at-rest and in-flight, including the possible formation of kaonic bound states.

The investigation of the in-medium modification of the K̄N interaction is of fundamental importance for the low-energy Quantum Chromodynamic (QCD) in the strangeness sector. Chiral Perturbation Theory (ChPT), an Effective Field Theory (EFT) that successfully describes interactions involving πN, ππ and NN in the low-energy regime [4, 5] is not applicable to the sector with s quarks due to the broad Λ(1405) and Σ(1385) resonances emerging just below the K̄N threshold. The resonances appearance causes an attractive K̄N interaction in the far subthreshold region, whereas it looks repulsive at threshold, as demonstrated by the SIDDHARTHA measurements of the Kp scattering length [6].

Two main theoretical approaches have been developed to overcome these difficulties, namely, phenomenological potential models based on the K̄N and NN interactions [713] and chiral unitary models involving the non-perturbative Chiral SU(3) dynamics [1420]. The two models, constrained by the existing scattering data, describe the K̄ dynamics above the threshold very well, however, a large difference appears in the subthreshold extrapolations. In particular, significantly weaker attraction is predicted by the chiral SU(3) models than by the phenomenological potential approach which leads to contrasting predictions for the Λ(1405) (I = 0) resonance and related kaonic nuclear bound states. Although the Particle Data Group (PDG) [21] lists the Λ(1405) as a four-star resonance (spin 1/2, isospin I = 0, strangeness S = −1), decaying into (Σπ)0 through the strong interaction, its nature remains still an open issue. According to the phenomenological potential models, the Λ(1405) is a pure strongly attractive K̄N bound state with a mass of about 1,405 MeV/c2, binding energy of about 30 MeV and a width of 40 MeV/c2 [7, 13]. Conversely, the chiral models [1420] predict that Λ(1405) occurs as a superposition of two states, a high-mass state predominantly coupled to the K̄N production channel and a low-mass state mainly coupled to the Σπ channel which are located around 1,420 MeV/c2 and at 1,380 MeV/c2, respectively. The two different theoretical scenarios for Λ(1405) reflect the strength of the K̄N interaction and thus influence the possibility of K multi-nucleon bound states formation. Deeply bound nuclear states with narrow widths and large binding energies (up to 100 MeV/c2) are predicted by phenomenological models as a consequence of the strongly attractive K̄N interaction, while SU(3) models result in much less attractive KN interaction, which leads to the prediction of slightly bound kaonic nuclear states. Till now, the bound kaonic nuclear states have been searched for in several experiments, using two main approaches: proton-proton and heavy ion collisions (DISTO [22]) as well as in-flight and at-rest K interactions in light nuclei (FINUDA [23] and KEK-PS E549 [24, 25] experiments). The first Kpp bound kaonic nuclear system signal has been currently observed and investigated at J-PARC in the 3 He(K, Λp)n reaction [25].

Recently the ALICE Collaboration confirmed the couple-channel character of the K̄N interaction [26] indicating that the (Σπ)0 invariant mass spectral shape depends on the decay channel (since the isospin interference term contributes to Σ±π cross section with opposite sign and vanishes for Σ0π0) as well as on the production channel. In this case, K̄N absorption represents the golden channel for examining the predicted high mass pole of the Λ(1405). Moreover, experimental studies of spectral shape and yield of non-resonant contribution in hyperon–pion final states, allow to constraint the chiral predictions which are strongly model dependent. This has been performed by investigating the single-nucleon absorption Kn → Λπ channel [27].

Investigation of K multi-nucleon absorption contributions plays a very important role in the determination of the K-nucleus optical potential. Existing K single-nucleon optical potentials, combined with phenomenologically determined K multi-nucleon absorption term (based on global absorption bubble chamber data) do not reproduce the kaonic atoms data along the periodic table of the elements [28, 29]. Therefore, it is crucial to improve the theoretical model by providing complete characteristics of the absorption processes, by extracting the two-, three-, and four-nucleon absorptions (2NA, 3NA, and 4NA). The first comprehensive measurement of K multi-nucleon absorptions, including a contribution of the possible Kpp bound state, has been completed [30].

The purpose of the article is to provide an overview of the current status of the research performed by AMADEUS collaboration. It begins with an introduction of the experimental facility, namely, the DAΦNE accelerator and the KLOE detector. Thereupon, K single- and multi-nucleon absorption studies and their impact on the field are discussed, which is followed by Conclusions.

2 Experimental facility

The AMADEUS studies are based on an experimental data sample, corresponding to 1.74 fb−1 integrated luminosity, collected with the KLOE detection system [31, 32], installed at the double electron-positron ring of the DAΦNE collider [33] located at the National Laboratory in Frascati of INFN (Italy).

The DAΦNE facility (so-called ϕ meson factory) was designed to work at the center of mass energy of the ϕ meson. The acceleration complex deliver low-momentum (∼127 MeV/c) monochromatic charged kaon beam, characterized by a very small hadronic background, originating from the ϕ-meson decays (BR(K+K) = (48.9 ± 0.5)%) which, in turn, is produced in e+e collisions (beam energies of 0.51 GeV). The back-to-back topology of the kaons pair production allows to extrapolate non-identified charged kaon tracks.

The KLOE detector system has a 4π geometry and surrounds the DAΦNE interaction region (geometrical acceptance of 98%). The detection setup consists of two basic components: a large cylindrical Drift Chamber (DC) [31, 34] and an electromagnetic calorimeter (EMC) consisting of groved lead with scintillating fibers [31, 35]. The detection system was immersed in a 0.52 T magnetic field along the beam axis, provided by a superconducting solenoid.

The DC, designed for tracking and identification of charged particles, containing a total of about 52,000 wire, was filled with a mixture of helium (90%) and isobutane (10%) C4H10. Its inner radius, outer radius, and length were equal to 0.25, 2, and 3.3 m, respectively. The DC entrance wall was built of 750 μm layer of low-density carbon fiber and 150 μm layer of aluminum. The momenta of charged particles were determined with excellent relative accuracy of σ(p)p=0.4%. The spatial resolution of the particle tracks reconstruction was of σρϕ ∼ 200 μm in the transverse and of σz ∼ 2 mm along the z-axis, while the accuracy of decay vertices reconstruction was about 1 mm.

The EMC composed of a cylindrical barrel with an inner radius of 2 m and two end-caps was dedicated to neutral particles detection. It also provided Time-of-Flight (TOF) information for the charged particles. The volume ratio of lead-scintillating fibers (lead/fibers/glue = 42:48:10) was optimized to achieve high light yield and high efficiency for photons in the 20–300 MeV/c energy range. The cluster position resolution along the fibers was σ=1.4cm(E/1GeV), while in the orthogonal direction it was σ = 1.4 cm. The energy and time resolutions for photon clusters are given by σEEγ = 0.057(Eγ/1GeV) and σt = 57ps(Eγ/1GeV) 100 ps, respectively.

3 Single- and multi-nucleon K absorption studies

Since the Λ(1405)’s resonance line shape is expected to depend on both, the production mechanism and the observed decay channel [26], experimental investigation of its properties is challenging. Additionally, extraction of the shape of the Λ(1405) invariant mass in reactions induced by negatively charged kaons (K) is complicated by two biases. The first bias arises from the threshold of the Σπ invariant mass, which is limited by the last nucleon binding energy. This threshold is approximately 1,412 MeV/c2 for K capture at rest on 4He and around 1,416 MeV/c2 on 12C. Therefore, to verify the existence of the predicted high mass pole of the Λ(1405), which is expected to be located at approximately 1,420 MeV/c2, it is necessary to explore the K absorption in flight. As shown in [36], the experimental Σ0π0 invariant mass threshold for K captures in 12C in flight (pK ∼ 100 MeV/c) is shifted upwards by about 10 MeV with respect to the capture at-rest, thus opening the access to the energy range of interests. The Σ0π0 is the so-called “golden decay channel” since it provides a clear Λ(1405) signature in the I = 0 isospin.

Another crucial bias impacting the (Σπ)0 invariant mass spectrum is associated with the non-resonant contribution, which needs to be subtracted in order to extract the shape and investigate the characteristics of the Λ(1405) resonance. Chiral SU(3) meson-baryon coupled channels interaction models (Barcelona (BCN) [37], Prague (P) [38], Kyoto-Munich (KM) [39], Murcia (M1,M2) [40], Bonn (B2,B4) [41]) provide the Kn → Λππ scattering amplitudes, which, however, strongly differ in the K̄N subthreshold region. To determine the appropriate model for explaining the observed spectra of Σ0π0, the Kn → Λπ process was investigated by AMADEUS for the single-nucleon K absorption in 4He [27]. The non-resonant transition amplitude, below the K̄N threshold, was extracted for the first time for the Kn → Λπ channel, based on the well known resonant part corresponding to the formation of Σ(1385) (I = 1). The multidimensional fit of experimental distributions (Λπ invariant mass, momentum, and angular spectrum) with dedicated Monte Carlo simulations for the contributing processes (non-resonant and resonant reactions, the primary production of a Σ followed by the ΣN → ΛN’ conversion process, the contamination of K−12C) was performed. The Monte Carlo simulations are based on the phenomenological K-nucleus absorption model developed in Ref. [42]. The non-resonant transition amplitude modulus was found to be |AKnΛπ|=(0.334±0.018stat.0.058+0.034syst.) fm at (33 ± 6) MeV/c2 below the K̄N threshold. A measurement at s 33 MeV/c2 below threshold was possible due to the binding energy of the absorbing nucleon as well as to the recoil energy of the Kn pair with respect to the residual 3He nucleus. The AMADEUS experimental result together with the theoretical predictions rescaled for the Kn → Σπ transition probabilities, is shown in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1
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FIGURE 1. Modulus of the measured non resonant Kn → Λπ transition amplitude (with combined statistical and systematic errors) compared with theoretical calculations, see details in the text. Figure is adapted from [43].

The obtained result enables to test the chiral predictions in the subthreshold region which allow constraining the corresponding non-resonant background for I = 0 channel (Σπ)0 and hence to determine the Λ(1405) properties.

Apart from single-nucleon capture studies, AMADEUS conducted research specifically focused on K absorptions on two or more nucleons. The investigation is highly significant for the determination of K-nucleus/nucleon optical potential which has a strong impact on various sectors of physics, like nuclear and particle physics as well as astrophysics [4446]. A detailed characterization of the K two-, three- and four-nucleon absorption processes (2NA, 3NA, and 4NA) in K capture on 12C nuclei was obtained by investigating Λ(Σ0)p decay channels [30, 47]. A comprehensive study was performed [30] based on the phenomenological model for the K captures at-rest and in-flight on light nuclei [42, 48]. The simultaneous fit of the experimental Λp invariant mass, Λp angular correlation, Λ and proton momentum spectra with the corresponding simulated distributions of the contributing processes (including the Σ0 productions followed by Σ0 → Λγ decay and for the 2NA: 1) the Quasi-Free (QF) processes, 2) elastic Final State Interaction (FSI) processes and 3) inelastic FSI processes due to conversion (ΣN →ΛN′)), allowed to extract the K 2NA, 3NA and 4NA branching ratios (BRs) and cross sections for low-momentum kaons in Λp and Σ0p final states. The obtained BRs and cross sections are summarized in Table 1.

TABLE 1
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TABLE 1. Branching ratios (for the K captured at-rest) and cross sections (for the K captured in-flight) of the K multi-nucleon absorption processes. The K momentum is evaluated in the centre of mass reference frame of the absorbing nucleons, thus it differs for the 2NA and 3NA processes. The statistical and systematic errors are also given. The Table is adapted from [30].

The determined global BR (sum of 2NA, 3NA, and 4NA BRs) (21 ± 3(stat.)6+5(syst.)) % aligns with the K multi-nucleon absorption BRs measured in bubble chamber experiments [49, 50]. Combining the experimental BRs for processes leading to Λp pair production (16.1 ± 2.9(stat.)0.9+1.0(syst.))% [30] with a component corresponding to processes without Λp in the final state (5.5 ± 0.1(stat.)0.9+1.0(syst.))% [51] (determined based on theoretical and experimental information [49, 52]), the total BR for K 2NA in 12C was found to be (21.6 ± 2.9(stat.)5.6+4.4(syst.))% [51].

The performed studies show that the experimental BR of the Λp QF production in K 2NA interaction is lower than that of Σ0p QF production: R=BR(K(pp)Λp)BR(K(pp)Σ0p)=0.7±0.2(stat.)0.3+0.2(syst.) indicating a dominance of Σ0p final state, which in contradiction to the ratio of corresponding phase spaces R′ = 1.22. This result was found to be consistent with theoretical calculations of Barcelona and Prague groups when considering the in-medium effect caused by the Pauli blocking [52].

The potential contribution of the Kpp bound system to the Λp spectra was explored revealing the entire overlap of the signal associated with the formation of the Kpp cluster in K-induced reactions on carbon with the K 2NA-QF process [30]. Repeating the analysis in the FINUDA-like measurement [23] conditions (selection of back-to-back Λp events (cosθΛp < −0.8)) yielded the same results (BRs are in agreement with those obtained from entire data sample), indicating that if the bound system exists, it cannot be distinguished from the two-nucleon capture process within this type of analysis.

4 Conclusion

In this paper, the results obtained by the AMADEUS collaboration in studying the low-energy K interactions with light nuclei inducing single- and multi-nucleon absorptions, were reviewed. The investigation of K-nucleons/nuclei interactions is fundamental for a better understanding of the non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics QCD in the strangeness sector.

By conducting studies on the Kn single nucleon absorption in 4He, it was possible to provide the first characterization of the non-resonant KN → Yπ production below the K̄N threshold which is crucial for investigating the properties of the puzzling Λ(1405) resonance. Additionally, investigations of low-energy K capture on a solid carbon target led to a comprehensive understanding of the two-, three-, and four-nucleon absorptions in the Λp and Σ0p final states, including their branching ratios (BRs) and cross sections. Furthermore, it was discovered that the potential contribution from a Kpp bound state completely overlaps with the K two-nucleon quasi-free process. The presented results demonstrate that the DAΦNE collider is a unique research facility with outstanding capabilities for studying kaon physics at low energies.

The AMADEUS Collaboration is currently completing studies of K 4NA in the Λt golden channel and analyses related to Kp → Σ0 π0π0) cross section determination for kaon momentum below 100 MeV/c [53] which will provide additional new experimental constraints to the K̄N strong interaction.

Author contributions

The manuscript was initially drafted by MAS, and later edited and contributed to by CC and KP. AS, KP, RG, OV, and MIS carried out simulations and data analysis. The results were discussed and analyzed by all authors. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.

Funding

We acknowledge the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi—Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi,” for the Project PAMQ. Part of this work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): [P24756-N20]; Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research BMBWK 650962/0001 VI/2/2009; the Croatian Science Foundation, Under Project 8570; Polish National Science Center through Grant No. UMO-2016/21/D/ST2/01155; the SciMat and qLife Priority Research Areas budget under the program Excellence Initiative–Research University at the Jagiellonian University; EU Horizon 2020 STRONG2020-No. 824093 Project.

Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the KLOE/KLOE-2 Collaboration for their support and for having provided us the data and the tools to perform the analysis presented in this paper.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Keywords: strangeness, kaon absorption, antikaon interactions in nuclear matter, strong interaction, cross section

Citation: Skurzok M, Cargnelli M, del Grande R, Fabbietti L, Guaraldo C, Marton J, Moskal P, Piscicchia K, Scordo A, Silarski M, Sirghi DL, Vazquez Doce O, Zmeskal J, Wycech S, Branchini P, Czerwiński E, Kang X, Mandaglio G, Martini M, Selce A and Curceanu C (2023) A review of the low-energy K-nucleus/nuclei interactions with light nuclei AMADEUS investigations. Front. Phys. 11:1237644. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1237644

Received: 09 June 2023; Accepted: 29 June 2023;
Published: 31 July 2023.

Edited by:

Kanchan Khemchandani, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil

Reviewed by:

Zilong Chang, Indiana University, United States

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*Correspondence: Magdalena Skurzok, magdalena.skurzok@uj.edu.pl

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