In this letter, the first measurement of the femtoscopic correlation of protons and Σ+ hyperons is presented and used to study the p–Σ+ interaction. The measurement is performed with the ALICE detector in high-multiplicity triggered pp collisions at s=13 TeV. The Σ+ hyperons are reconstructed using a missing-mass approach in the decay channel to p+π0 with π0→γγ, while both Σ+ and protons are identified using a machine learning approach. These techniques result in a high reconstruction efficiency and purity, which allows the measurement of the p–Σ+ correlation function for the first time. Thanks to the high significance achieved in the p–Σ+ correlation signal, it is possible to discriminate between the predictions of different models of the N–Σ interaction and to accomplish a first determination of the p–Σ+ scattering parameters.

Measurement of the p–Simga+ correlation function in pp collisions at TeV / Abualrob, I.J., Acharya, S., Aglieri Rinella, G., Aglietta, L., Agnello, M., Agrawal, N., Ahammed, Z., Ahmad, S., Ahuja, I., Akbar, Zul., Akindinov, A., Akishina, V., Al-Turany, M., Aleksandrov, D., Alessandro, B., Alfaro Molina, R., Ali, B., Alici, A., Alkin, A., Alme, J., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 874:(2026). [10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140252]

Measurement of the p–Simga+ correlation function in pp collisions at TeV

Bruno, G. E.;Palasciano, A.;Triloki, T.;
2026

Abstract

In this letter, the first measurement of the femtoscopic correlation of protons and Σ+ hyperons is presented and used to study the p–Σ+ interaction. The measurement is performed with the ALICE detector in high-multiplicity triggered pp collisions at s=13 TeV. The Σ+ hyperons are reconstructed using a missing-mass approach in the decay channel to p+π0 with π0→γγ, while both Σ+ and protons are identified using a machine learning approach. These techniques result in a high reconstruction efficiency and purity, which allows the measurement of the p–Σ+ correlation function for the first time. Thanks to the high significance achieved in the p–Σ+ correlation signal, it is possible to discriminate between the predictions of different models of the N–Σ interaction and to accomplish a first determination of the p–Σ+ scattering parameters.
2026
Measurement of the p–Simga+ correlation function in pp collisions at TeV / Abualrob, I.J., Acharya, S., Aglieri Rinella, G., Aglietta, L., Agnello, M., Agrawal, N., Ahammed, Z., Ahmad, S., Ahuja, I., Akbar, Zul., Akindinov, A., Akishina, V., Al-Turany, M., Aleksandrov, D., Alessandro, B., Alfaro Molina, R., Ali, B., Alici, A., Alkin, A., Alme, J., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 874:(2026). [10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140252]
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