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Spectroscopy experiment of eta'-mesic nuclei with WASA detector at GSI-FRS

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K14499
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 15020:Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

Tanaka Yoshiki  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 開拓研究本部, 研究員 (00868440)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywordsη'中間子 / 中間子原子核 / ハドロン / QCD真空 / カイラル対称性 / 飛行時間検出器 / イオン光学系 / η′中間子 / 飛行時間測定 / ハドロン物理
Outline of Research at the Start

ハドロンとは、クォークや反クォークから成る複合粒子であるが、その質量は構成するクォークの質量の和より2桁も大きい。この一見非自明なハドロンの質量は、強い相互作用を記述する量子色力学(QCD)の真空状態が、クォークやグルーオンの凝縮した非自明な構造を持っていることに起因していると理解されている。本研究では、η'中間子というハドロンと原子核が束縛した状態を実験的に生成し、精密分光する探索実験を、ドイツのGSI-重イオン研究所において実施する。この束縛状態の測定により、η'中間子の原子核密度中での性質変化の情報を引き出し、それによって、ハドロンの質量起源とQCD真空の構造に迫ることを目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We performed spectroscopy of η'-meson nucleus bound states aiming at investigating η'-meson properties at finite nuclear density. In order to achieve significantly improved experimental sensitivity compared to previous studies, we proposed a novel experimental method with a semi-exclusive measurement of the 12C(p,dp) reaction. We developed a new experimental setup combining the high-resolution spectrometer FRS with the large-acceptance WASA detector system to realize the proposed experiment. In particular, the particle identification system of the FRS has been developed within this project. In 2022, we successfully conducted the spectroscopic experiment of the η'-meson nucleus bound states using a 2.5 GeV proton beam at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中間子と原子核の束縛状態の研究は、量子色力学の真空の構造とハドロンの質量の起源を探る上で重要な意味を持つ。しかし、η'中間子のような質量の比較的大きい中間子の束縛状態については、大量のバックグラウンド過程の混入により、高分解能かつ高感度での分光実験を行うことがこれまで困難であった。本研究で開発したWASA-FRS実験セットアップでは、高分解能スペクトロメータFRSと大立体角検出器WASAを組み合わせることで、高分解能測定とシグナル・バックグラウンド過程の選別を同時に行うことを可能とした。これにより、ηやη'中間子を含む様々な中間子と原子核の束縛状態を系統的に研究する道を拓くことができる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (22 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (9 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] GSI Heavy Ion Research Center/Giessen University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Groningen(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Jagiellonian University(ポーランド)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Instituto de Estructura de la Materia(スペイン)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Institute of Modern Physics(中国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] GSI(重イオン研究所)/Giessen University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] GSI(重イオン研究所)/Giessen University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] GSI(重イオン研究所)/Giessen University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Search for η′-mesic nuclei in 12C(p,dp) reaction with the WASA detector at GSI-FRS2024

    • Author(s)
      R. Sekiya et al.
    • Journal Title

      Il Nuovo Cimento

      Volume: in print

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A compact start time counter using plastic scintillators readout with MPPC arrays for the WASA-FRS HypHI experiment2024

    • Author(s)
      Liu E.、Drozd V.、Ekawa H. et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

      Volume: 1064 Pages: 169384-169384

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2024.169384

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The WASA-FRS project at GSI and its perspective2023

    • Author(s)
      T.R. Saito et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B

      Volume: 542 Pages: 22-25

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nimb.2023.05.042

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Development of machine learning analyses with graph neural network for the WASA-FRS experiment2023

    • Author(s)
      Ekawa H.、Dou W.、Gao Y.、He Y.、Kasagi A.、Liu E.、Muneem A.、Nakagawa M.、Rappold C.、Saito N.、Saito T. R.、Taki M.、Tanaka Y. K.、Wang H.、Yoshida J.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal A

      Volume: 59 Issue: 5 Pages: 103-103

    • DOI

      10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01016-5

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] WASA-FRS Experiments in FAIR Phase-0 at GSI2023

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka et al. (WASA-FRS/Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Acta Physica Polonica B, Proceedings Supplement

      Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Pages: 4-27

    • DOI

      10.5506/aphyspolbsupp.16.4-a27

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Time resolution and high-counting rate performance of plastic scintillation counter with multiple MPPC readout2022

    • Author(s)
      R. Sekiya
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A

      Volume: 1034 Pages: 166745-166745

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2022.166745

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Search for η’-mesic nuclei using (p,d) reaction with FRS/Super-FRS at GSI/FAIR2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics: Conference Series

      Volume: 1643 Issue: 1 Pages: 012181-012181

    • DOI

      10.1088/1742-6596/1643/1/012181

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Meson nucleus bound states studied with high-resolution missing-mass spectroscopy2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki Tanaka
    • Organizer
      17th International Workshop on Meson Physics (MESON 2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Search for η′-mesic nuclei in 12C(p,dp) reaction with the WASA detector at GSI-FRS2023

    • Author(s)
      Ryohei Sekiya
    • Organizer
      20th International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy and Structure (HADRON 2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Search for η'-mesic nuclei in (p,dp) reaction at GSI/FAI2022

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka for WASA-FRS and Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration
    • Organizer
      4th Jagiellonian Symposium on Advances in Particle Physics and Medicine, Krakow, Poland
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] WASA-FRS experiments in FAIR Phase-0 at GSI2022

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka for WASA-FRS and Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration
    • Organizer
      The Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics 2022, Zakopane, Poland
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Status of the recent WASA-FRS experiments at GSI/FAIR2022

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka for WASA-FRS and Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration
    • Organizer
      EMMI Workshop “Meson and Hyperon Interactions with Nuclei”, Kitzbuehel, Austria
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Status of WASA-FRS experiments in 20222021

    • Author(s)
      Y. K. Tanaka et al.
    • Organizer
      NUSTAR Week 2021, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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