Speaker
Description
This talk presents unprecedented correlation measurements involving Λ, Ξ, kaons and pions obtained by ALICE in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV. Several measurements are presented for the first time, constituting new experimental constraints on the S = −1, −2 meson-baryon interactions and the nature of exotic states. The strong interactions involving mesons and baryons with strangeness content deliver a rather broad spectrum of interesting states, arising from the rich interplay between the elastic and inelastic QCD dynamics. The Λ(1405) in the S = −1 sector is an example of such molecular state, but in order to build a solid description of its inner structure more data are needed, particularly below the K ̄ N energy threshold. Much less experimental data are currently available on another potential molecular state, the Ξ(1620), predicted and observed in the S = −2 meson-baryon sector. The presented correlation data put new constraints on these sectors and deliver a better understanding on such states.
