Constraints on the $$\varLambda $$-Neutron Interaction from Charge Symmetry Breaking in the $$\mathbf {^4_\Lambda \mathrm{He}}$$ - $$\mathbf {^4_\Lambda \mathrm{H}}$$ Hypernuclei

Abstract

AbstractWe utilize the experimentally known difference of the $$\varLambda $$ Λ separation energies of the mirror hypernuclei $${^4_\varLambda \mathrm{He}}$$ Λ 4 He and $${^4_\varLambda \mathrm{H}}$$ Λ 4 H to constrain the $$\varLambda $$ Λ -neutron interaction. We include the leading charge-symmetry breaking (CSB) interaction into our hyperon-nucleon interaction derived within chiral effective field theory at next-to-leading order. In particular, we determine the strength of the two arising CSB contact terms by a fit to the differences of the separation energies of these hypernuclei in the $$0^+$$ 0 + and $$1^+$$ 1 + states, respectively. By construction, the resulting interaction describes all low energy hyperon-nucleon scattering data, the hypertriton and the CSB in $${^4_\varLambda \mathrm{He}}$$ Λ 4 He -$${^4_\varLambda \mathrm{H}}$$ Λ 4 H accurately. This allows us to provide first predictions for the $$\varLambda $$ Λ n scattering lengths, based solely on available hypernuclear data.