FORMATION OF η-MESIC NUCLEI BY (π, N) REACTION AND CHIRAL SYMMETRY FOR BARYONS

We calculate formation spectra of η-nucleus systems in (π, N) reactions with nuclear targets, which can be performed at existing and/or forthcoming facilities, including J-PARC, in order to investigate η-nucleus interactions. Based on the N*(1535) dominance in the ηN system, η-mesic nuclei are suitable systems for study of in-medium properties of the N*(1535) baryon resonance, such as reduction of the mass difference of N and N* in nuclear medium, which affects level structure of the η and N*-hole modes. We find that clear information on the in-medium N*- and η-nucleus interactions can be obtained through the formation spectra of the η-mesic nuclei.