"Nonmesonic" BoundV-Particle Decay

A theoretical treatment is presented of the apparent relative stability of $V$ particles in nuclear matter in terms of the process of bound $V$-particle nonmesonic decay. Mean lives for nonmesonic decay of $V$ particles imbedded in nuclear fragments such as He, Li,...O, are estimated as ≈${10}^{-11\mathrm{}}$-${10}^{-12\mathrm{}}$ sec. A very brief discussion is given of the bearing of such relatively long mean lives on possible mechanisms of $V$-particle production.