Momentum dependent mean-fields of (anti)hyperons

TL;DR

This paper extends the Non-Linear Derivative (NLD) model to study the momentum-dependent in-medium properties of hyperons and anti-hyperons, aligning with recent theoretical results and aiding future experimental and astrophysical research.

Contribution

It introduces a momentum-dependent extension of the NLD model for hyperons and anti-hyperons, consistent with SU(6) and G-parity, and compares predictions with recent theoretical studies.

Findings

Hyperon optical potentials match chiral effective field theory and Lattice-QCD results.

Predictions for anti-hyperon in-medium momentum dependence.

Model extension supports future experimental and astrophysical applications.

Abstract

We investigate the in-medium properties of hyperons and anti-hyperons in the framework of the Non-Linear Derivative (NLD) model. We focus on the momentum dependence of in-medium strangeness optical potentials. The NLD model is based on the simplicity of the well-established Relativistic Mean-Field (RMF) approximation, but it incorporates an explicit momentum dependence on a field-theoretical level. The extension of the NLD model to the (anti)baryon-octet is formulated in the spirit of SU(6) and G-parity arguments. It is shown that with an appropriate choice of momentum cut-offs the $\Lambda$, $\Sigma$ and $\Xi$ optical potentials are consistent with recent studies of the chiral effective field theory and Lattice-QCD calculations over a wide momentum region. In addition, we present NLD predictions for the in-medium momentum dependence of $\overline{\Lambda}$-, $\overline{\Sigma}$- and $\overline{\Xi}$-hyperons. This work is important for future experimental studies such as CBM, PANDA at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR). It is relevant for nuclear astrophysics too.