Double beta decay of sigma^- hyperons

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2002-12-19

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0212083v2

Phys.Lett. B566 (2003) 98-107

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

14 pages in espcrc1 latex style. 2 eps figures. Minor changes added

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00773-1

We compute the strangeness-conserving double beta decay of $\Sigma^-$ hyperons, which is the only hadronic system that can undergo such decays. We consider both, the lepton number conserving %$\Sigma^-\go \Sigma^++2e^-+2 \bar{\nu}$ $\Sigma^-\go \Sigma^+e^-e^-\bar{\nu}\bar{\nu}$ ($\beta\beta_{\Sigma_{2\nu}}$) and the lepton number violating $\Sigma^-\go \Sigma^+e^-e^-$ ($\beta\beta_{\Sigma_{0\nu}}$) modes. The branching ratios of these $\beta\beta$ decays are suppressed at the level of $10^{-30}$ considering a light neutrino scenario in the case of the $\beta\beta_{\Sigma_{0\nu}}$ channel. The dynamical origin of such low rates and their possible enhancements are briefly discussed. Given its simplicity those decays can be used also for the purposes of illustrating the main features of double beta decays.

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