Three-body resonances Lambda-n-n and Lambda-Lambda-n

TL;DR

This paper investigates possible bound and resonant states in hypernuclear systems Lambda-n-n and Lambda-Lambda-n using a hyperspherical approach, revealing wide near-threshold resonances sensitive to interaction potentials.

Contribution

It introduces a method to identify three-body resonances in hypernuclear systems and shows their sensitivity to two-body interaction potentials.

Findings

Wide near-threshold resonances found in both systems

Resonance positions depend on the Lambda-n potential

Bound states appear only with increased two-body potential strength

Abstract

Possible bound and resonant states of the hypernuclear systems $\Lambda nn$ and $\Lambda\Lambda n$ are sought as zeros of the corresponding three-body Jost functions calculated within the framework of the hyperspherical approach with local two-body S-wave potentials describing the $nn$, $\Lambda n$, and $\Lambda\Lambda$ interactions. Very wide near-threshold resonances are found for both three-body systems. The positions of these resonances turned out to be sensitive to the choice of the $\Lambda n$-potential. Bound $\Lambda nn$ and $\Lambda\Lambda n$ states only appear if the two-body potentials are multiplied by a factor of $\sim 1.5$.