N. Ikeno

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20112023

most citedDense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions

189 citations · 1.2k across the 45 of their papers we have counts for

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45 papers

nucl-th2023

Comparing pion production in transport simulations of heavy-ion collisions at $270 A$ MeV under controlled conditions

Jun Xu, Hermann Wolter, Maria Colonna +20

Within the TMEP, we present a detailed study of the performance of different transport models in Sn+Sn collisions at $270 A$ MeV, and put particular emphasis on the production of pi…

nucl-th2023★ 12 cited

Collision integral with momentum-dependent potentials and its impact on pion production in heavy-ion collisions

Natsumi Ikeno, Akira Ono

The momentum dependence of the nucleon mean-field potential in a wide momentum range can be an important factor to determine the $Δ$ resonance and pion production in intermediate-e…

hep-ph2023★ 5 cited

Role of $f_{0} (980)$ and $a_{0} (980)$ in the $B^{-} \to π^{-} K^{+} K^{-}$ and $B^{-} \to π^{-} K^{0} K ˉ^{0}$ reactions

Luciano M. Abreu, Natsumi Ikeno, Eulogio Oset

In this work we study the role of the $f_{0} (980)$ and $a_{0} (980)$ resonances in the low $K^{+} K^{-}$ and $K^{0} K ˉ^{0}$ invariant-mass region of the $B^{-} \to π^{-} K^{+} K^{-}$ and $…

hep-ph2023

Model independent analysis of femtoscopic correlation functions: An application to the $D_{s 0}^{*} (2317)$

Natsumi Ikeno, Genaro Toledo, Eulogio Oset

We face the inverse problem of obtaining the interaction between coupled channels from the correlation functions of these channels. We apply the method to the interaction of the $D…

hep-ph2023★ 6 cited

Predictions of super-exotic heavy mesons from $K^{} B^{} B^{*}$ interactions

M. Bayar, N. Ikeno, L. Roca

We make a theoretical study of the three-body system composed of $K ˉ^{*} B ˉ^{*} B ˉ^{*}$ to look for possible bound states, which could be associated to mesonic resonances…

nucl-th2023★ 189 cited

Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions

Agnieszka Sorensen, Kshitij Agarwal, Kyle W. Brown +133

The nuclear equation of state (EOS) is at the center of numerous theoretical and experimental efforts in nuclear physics. With advances in microscopic theories for nuclear interact…

nucl-th2022★ 10 cited

Reply to "Comment on Sequential Single-pion Production Explaining the dibaryon $d^{*} (2380)$ peak''

R. Molina, N. Ikeno, E. Oset

In a comment [arXiv:2106.00494] to our paper on ``Sequential single-pion production explaining the dibaryon $d^{*} (2380)$ peak'' the authors provide arguments that apparently invalid…

hep-ph2022★ 14 cited

Molecular states of $D^{} D^{} K ˉ^{*}$ nature

N. Ikeno, M. Bayar, E. Oset

We study the interaction of two $D^{*}$ and a $K ˉ^{*}$ by using the Fixed Center Approximation to the Faddeev equations to search for bound states of the three body system. Si…

hep-ph2022★ 23 cited

Interpretation of the $Ω_{c} \to π^{+} Ω (2012) \to π^{+} (K ˉ Ξ)$ relative to $Ω_{c} \to π^{+} K ˉ Ξ$ from the $Ω (2012)$ molecular perspective

Natsumi Ikeno, Wei-Hong Liang, Genaro Toledo +1

We present a mechanism for $Ω_{c} \to π^{+} Ω (2012)$ production through an external emission Cabibbo favored weak decay mode, where the $Ω (2012)$ is dynamically generated from the inte…

nucl-th2022★ 1 cited

Pion-nucleon sigma term $σ_{π N}$ and deeply bound pionic atoms

Natsumi Ikeno, Takahiro Nishi, Kenta Itahashi +3

We investigate the possibility to determine the value of the pion-nucleon sigma term $σ_{π N}$ precisely by the experimental observables of the deeply bound pionic atoms. We discuss…

nucl-ex2022★ 35 cited

Chiral symmetry restoration at high matter density observed in pionic atoms

Takahiro Nishi, Kenta Itahashi, DeukSoon Ahn +45

Modern theories of physics tell that the vacuum is not an empty space. Hidden in the vacuum is a structure of anti-quarks $q ˉ$ and quarks $q$ . The $q ˉ$ and $q$ pair has t…

nucl-th2022

Transport Model Comparison Studies of Intermediate-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions

Hermann Wolter, Maria Colonna, Dan Cozma +49

Transport models are the main method to obtain physics information from low to relativistic-energy heavy-ion collisions. The Transport Model Evaluation Project (TMEP) has been purs…

hep-ph2021★ 14 cited

$Z_{cs}$ states from the $D_{s}^{} D ˉ^{}$ and $J / ψ K^{*}$ coupled channels: Signal in $B^{+} \to J / ψ ϕ K^{+}$ decay

Natsumi Ikeno, Raquel Molina, Eulogio Oset

We study the $D_{s}^{*} D ˉ^{*}$ system in connection with the $J / ψ K^{*}$ in coupled channels and observe that, within reasonable values of the cut-off used to regularize the loops, t…

nucl-th2021★ 34 cited

Triangle singularity mechanism for the $pp \to π^{+} d$ fusion reaction

Natsumi Ikeno, Raquel Molina, Eulogio Oset

We develop a model for the $pp \to π^{+} d$ reaction based on the $pp \to Δ (1232) N$ transition followed by $Δ (1232) \to π N^{'}$ decay and posterior fusion of $N N^{'}$ to give the deutero…

hep-ph2021★ 15 cited

Combined theoretical study of the $D^{+} \to π^{+} η η$ and $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0} η$ reactions

Natsumi Ikeno, Melahat Bayar, Eulogio Oset

We study the $D^{+} \to π^{+} η η$ and $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0} η$ reactions, which are single Cabibbo suppressed and can proceed both through internal and external emission. The primary mechan…

nucl-th2021★ 10 cited

Sequential single pion production explaining the dibaryon " $d^{*} (2380)$ " peak

R. Molina, N. Ikeno, E. Oset

We study the two step sequential one pion production mechanism, $n p (I = 0) \to π^{-} pp$ , followed by the fusion reaction $pp \to π^{+} d$ , in order to describe the $n p \to π^{+} π^{-} d$ reaction…

nucl-th2020★ 5 cited

Structure of double pionic atoms

Akari Tani, Natsumi Ikeno, Daisuke Jido +4

We study theoretically the structure of double pionic atoms, in which two negatively charged pions ( $π^{-}$ ) are bound in the atomic orbits. The double pionic atom is considered to b…

hep-ph2020★ 44 cited

The $Z_{cs} (3985)$ as a threshold effect from the $D ˉ_{s}^{} D + D ˉ_{s} D^{}$ interaction

Natsumi Ikeno, Raquel Molina, Eulogio Oset

We study the $e^{+} e^{-} \to K^{+} (D_{s}^{*-} D^{0} + D_{s}^{-} D^{* 0})$ reaction recently measured at BESIII, from where a new $Z_{cs}$ state has been reported. We study the interaction of $…

hep-ph2020★ 25 cited

Theoretical study of the $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} η$ reaction

Genaro Toledo, Natsumi Ikeno, Eulogio Oset

We develop a model to study the $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} η$ weak decay, starting with the color favored external emission and Cabibbo favored mode at the quark level. A less favored intern…

hep-ph2020★ 36 cited

Molecular picture for the $Ω (2012)$ revisited

Natsumi Ikeno, Genaro Toledo, Eulogio Oset

We conduct a study of the interaction of the $K ˉ Ξ^{*}$ , $η Ω$ ( $s$ -wave) and $K ˉ Ξ$ ( $d$ -wave) channels within a coupled channel unitary approach where the transition potential…

hep-ph2019★ 29 cited

$Υ (n l)$ decay into $B^{()} B ˉ^{()}$

Wei-Hong Liang, Natsumi Ikeno, Eulogio Oset

We have evaluated the decay modes of the $Υ (4 s), Υ (3 d), Υ (5 s), Υ (6 s)$ states into $B B ˉ, B B ˉ^{*} + c . c ., B^{*} B ˉ^{*}, B_{s} B ˉ_{s}, B_{s} B ˉ_{s}^{*} + c . c ., B_{s}^{*} B ˉ_{s}^{*}$ usi…

nucl-th2019★ 14 cited

Effects of Pauli blocking on pion production in central collisions of neutron-rich nuclei

Natsumi Ikeno, Akira Ono, Yasushi Nara +1

Pauli blocking is carefully investigated for the processes of $N N \to N Δ$ and $Δ \to N π$ in heavy-ion collisions, aiming at a more precise prediction of the $π^-/…

hep-ph2019★ 8 cited

$χ_{c 1}$ decays into a pseudoscalar meson and a vector-vector molecule

Natsumi Ikeno, Jorgivan M. Dias, Wei-Hong Liang +1

We evaluate ratios of the $χ_{c 1}$ decay rates to $η$ ( $η^{'}, K^{-}$ ) and one of the $f_{0} (1370)$ , $f_{0} (1710)$ , $f_{2} (1270)$ , $f_{2}^{'} (1525)$ , $K_{2}^{*} (1430)$ resonances, which in the local…

hep-ph2019★ 1 cited

Meson exchange between initial and final state and the $R_{D}$ ratio in the $B ˉ \to D ν ˉ ℓ (ν ˉ_{τ} τ)$ reactions

Natsumi Ikeno, Lianrong Dai, Eulogio Oset

We perform a calculation of the strong interaction effects between the $B$ and $D$ mesons in the $B ˉ \to D ν ˉ ℓ$ reaction, as a crossing process of reactions with $B D$ i…

Comparing pion production in transport simulations of heavy-ion collisions at 270A MeV under controlled conditions

Collision integral with momentum-dependent potentials and its impact on pion production in heavy-ion collisions

Role of f0​(980) and a0​(980) in the B−→π−K+K− and B−→π−K0Kˉ0 reactions

Model independent analysis of femtoscopic correlation functions: An application to the Ds0∗​(2317)

Predictions of super-exotic heavy mesons from K∗B∗B∗ interactions

Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions

Reply to "Comment on Sequential Single-pion Production Explaining the dibaryon d∗(2380) peak''

Molecular states of D∗D∗Kˉ∗ nature

Interpretation of the Ωc​→π+Ω(2012)→π+(KˉΞ) relative to Ωc​→π+KˉΞ from the Ω(2012) molecular perspective

Pion-nucleon sigma term σπN​ and deeply bound pionic atoms

Chiral symmetry restoration at high matter density observed in pionic atoms

Transport Model Comparison Studies of Intermediate-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions

Zcs​ states from the Ds∗​Dˉ∗ and J/ψK∗ coupled channels: Signal in B+→J/ψϕK+ decay

Triangle singularity mechanism for the pp→π+d fusion reaction

Combined theoretical study of the D+→π+ηη and D+→π+π0η reactions

Sequential single pion production explaining the dibaryon "d∗(2380)" peak

Structure of double pionic atoms

The Zcs​(3985) as a threshold effect from the Dˉs∗​D+Dˉs​D∗ interaction

Theoretical study of the D0→K−π+η reaction

Molecular picture for the Ω(2012) revisited

Υ(nl) decay into B(∗)Bˉ(∗)

Effects of Pauli blocking on pion production in central collisions of neutron-rich nuclei

χc1​ decays into a pseudoscalar meson and a vector-vector molecule

Meson exchange between initial and final state and the RD​ ratio in the Bˉ→Dνˉℓ(νˉτ​τ) reactions

Comparing pion production in transport simulations of heavy-ion collisions at $270 A$ MeV under controlled conditions

Role of $f_{0} (980)$ and $a_{0} (980)$ in the $B^{-} \to π^{-} K^{+} K^{-}$ and $B^{-} \to π^{-} K^{0} K ˉ^{0}$ reactions

Model independent analysis of femtoscopic correlation functions: An application to the $D_{s 0}^{*} (2317)$

Predictions of super-exotic heavy mesons from $K^{} B^{} B^{*}$ interactions

Reply to "Comment on Sequential Single-pion Production Explaining the dibaryon $d^{*} (2380)$ peak''

Molecular states of $D^{} D^{} K ˉ^{*}$ nature

Interpretation of the $Ω_{c} \to π^{+} Ω (2012) \to π^{+} (K ˉ Ξ)$ relative to $Ω_{c} \to π^{+} K ˉ Ξ$ from the $Ω (2012)$ molecular perspective

Pion-nucleon sigma term $σ_{π N}$ and deeply bound pionic atoms

$Z_{cs}$ states from the $D_{s}^{} D ˉ^{}$ and $J / ψ K^{*}$ coupled channels: Signal in $B^{+} \to J / ψ ϕ K^{+}$ decay

Triangle singularity mechanism for the $pp \to π^{+} d$ fusion reaction

Combined theoretical study of the $D^{+} \to π^{+} η η$ and $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0} η$ reactions

Sequential single pion production explaining the dibaryon " $d^{*} (2380)$ " peak

The $Z_{cs} (3985)$ as a threshold effect from the $D ˉ_{s}^{} D + D ˉ_{s} D^{}$ interaction

Theoretical study of the $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} η$ reaction

Molecular picture for the $Ω (2012)$ revisited

$Υ (n l)$ decay into $B^{()} B ˉ^{()}$

$χ_{c 1}$ decays into a pseudoscalar meson and a vector-vector molecule

Meson exchange between initial and final state and the $R_{D}$ ratio in the $B ˉ \to D ν ˉ ℓ (ν ˉ_{τ} τ)$ reactions