Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2006-03-03
Phys.Lett. B640 (2006) 91-95
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
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Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physletb.2006.07.046
The dissociation of halo nuclei through their collision with light and heavy targets is considered within the Continuum Discretized Coupled Channels theory. We study the one-proton halo nucleus $^8$B and the one-neutron halo nucleus $^{11}$Be, as well as the more normal $^7$Be. The procedure previously employed to extract the Coulomb dissociation cross section by subtracting the nuclear one is critically assessed, and the scaling law usually assumed for the target mass dependence of the nuclear breakup cross section is also tested. It is found that the nuclear breakup cross section for these very loosely bound nuclei does indeed behave as $a+bA^{1/3}$. However, it does not have the geometrically inspired form of a circular ring which seems to be the case for normal nuclei such as $^{7}$Be. We find further that we cannot ignore Coulomb-nuclear interference effects, which may be constructive or destructive in nature, and so the errors in previously extracted B(E1) using the subtraction procedure are almost certainly underestimated.
Hussein Mahir S.
Lichtenthäler R.
Nunes Filomena
Thompson Ian J.
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