In this Letter, the first evidence of the 4 ¯ Λ ‾‾‾‾ He antihypernucleus is presented, along with the first measurement at the LHC of the production of (anti)hypernuclei with mass number 𝐴 =4, specifically (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He . In addition, the antiparticle-to-particle ratios for both hypernuclei ( 4 ¯ Λ ¯ H ⁡/ 4 Λ H and 4 ¯ Λ ‾‾‾‾ He / 4 Λ He ) are shown, which are sensitive to the baryochemical potential of the strongly interacting matter created in heavy-ion collisions. The results are obtained from a data sample of central Pb-Pb collisions, collected during the 2018 LHC data taking at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of √𝑠NN =5.02  TeV. The yields measured for the average of the charge-conjugated states are found to be [0.78±0.19⁢(stat)±0.17⁢(syst)]×10−6 for the (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and [1.08±0.34⁢(stat)±0.20⁢(syst)]×10−6 for the (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He , and the measured antiparticle-to-particle ratios are in agreement with unity. The presence of (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He excited states is expected to strongly enhance the production yield of these hypernuclei. The yield values exhibit a combined deviation of 3.3⁢𝜎 from the theoretical ground-state-only expectation, while the inclusion of the excited states in the calculations leads to an agreement within 0.6⁢𝜎 with the present measurements. Additionally, the measured (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He masses are compatible with the world-average values within the uncertainties.

Acharya, S., Agarwal, A., Aglieri Rinella, G., Aglietta, L., Agnello, M., Agrawal, N., et al. (2025). First Measurement of A = 4 Hypernuclei and Antihypernuclei at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 134(16), 1-16 [10.1103/physrevlett.134.162301].

First Measurement of A = 4 Hypernuclei and Antihypernuclei at the LHC

Agrawal, N.;Alici, A.;Arcelli, S.;Bellini, F.;Colocci, M.;Ercolessi, F.;Jacazio, N.;Malfattore, G.;Romanenko, G.;Rubini, N.;Sabiu, B.;Scioli, G.;Strazzi, S.;Tomassini, S.;
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In this Letter, the first evidence of the 4 ¯ Λ ‾‾‾‾ He antihypernucleus is presented, along with the first measurement at the LHC of the production of (anti)hypernuclei with mass number 𝐴 =4, specifically (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He . In addition, the antiparticle-to-particle ratios for both hypernuclei ( 4 ¯ Λ ¯ H ⁡/ 4 Λ H and 4 ¯ Λ ‾‾‾‾ He / 4 Λ He ) are shown, which are sensitive to the baryochemical potential of the strongly interacting matter created in heavy-ion collisions. The results are obtained from a data sample of central Pb-Pb collisions, collected during the 2018 LHC data taking at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of √𝑠NN =5.02  TeV. The yields measured for the average of the charge-conjugated states are found to be [0.78±0.19⁢(stat)±0.17⁢(syst)]×10−6 for the (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and [1.08±0.34⁢(stat)±0.20⁢(syst)]×10−6 for the (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He , and the measured antiparticle-to-particle ratios are in agreement with unity. The presence of (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He excited states is expected to strongly enhance the production yield of these hypernuclei. The yield values exhibit a combined deviation of 3.3⁢𝜎 from the theoretical ground-state-only expectation, while the inclusion of the excited states in the calculations leads to an agreement within 0.6⁢𝜎 with the present measurements. Additionally, the measured (anti)⁢ 4 Λ H and (anti)⁢ 4 Λ He masses are compatible with the world-average values within the uncertainties.
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Acharya, S., Agarwal, A., Aglieri Rinella, G., Aglietta, L., Agnello, M., Agrawal, N., et al. (2025). First Measurement of A = 4 Hypernuclei and Antihypernuclei at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 134(16), 1-16 [10.1103/physrevlett.134.162301].
Acharya, S.; Agarwal, A.; Aglieri Rinella, G.; Aglietta, L.; Agnello, M.; Agrawal, N.; Ahammed, Z.; Ahmad, S.; Ahn, S.  u.; Ahuja, I.; Akindinov, A.; ...espandi
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