Understanding the antideuteron production from $\overline{\Lambda_{b}}$ decays
Antinuclei detection by space-borne experiments close to Earth has been identified as a smoking gun for dark matter signals. Recently, theoretical efforts were attempted to introduce new channels for antinuclei production from $\overline{\Lambda_b}$ decays. This decay channel was never observed and requires experimental evidence, to which the Large Hadron Collider offers the ideal environment. We present a prediction of the $\overline{\Lambda_b}\longrightarrow \overline{\rm{d}} + \rm{X}$ branching ratio ($\overline{\Lambda_b}$ to antideuterons). Proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13.6\; \rm{TeV}$ are simulated using PYTHIA, from which the production of $\overline{\Lambda_b}$ is obtained. State-of-the-art coalescence models are then applied to the antinucleons available in the final state to produce antideuterons. A first estimate of the branching ratio of the process is obtained, evaluating the feasibility of measuring this new channel at the LHC.
Authors
- Nicolò Jacazio
- F. Bellini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3498-4661)
- Marta Razza
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22323/1.501.0520
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission