Nuclear halo structure from quasielastic charge-exchange reactions

Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

5 pages and 2 figs. Presented at the Baryons-04 Conference (Palaiseau, France, Oct 2004). To appear in Nucl. Phys. A

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.03.069

Neutron and proton densities in the nuclear periphery are investigated within (p,n) charge-exchange isobar transitions. For this purpose we have developed parameter-free optical potentials with a detailed treatment of the in-medium $t_{\tau}$ part of the effective interaction. Non local coupled-channel Lane equations are solved to obtain the scattering observables. The use of conventional proton and neutron densities significantly underestimates Fermi (forward-angle) cross-sections in agreement with findings by various other groups. However, we have found model-independent densities which provide a remarkable improvement in the description of the quasielastic scattering data.The densities obtained are consistent with recent measurements at CERN in studies of the neutron-to-proton halo factor f(r)=Z$\rho_n/N\rho_p$ with antiprotons. These findings provide an alternative way to investigate the nuclear periphery, and may also help to solve the long-standing puzzle of the underestimated Fermi cross section in (p,n) charge-exchange phenomena.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Nuclear halo structure from quasielastic charge-exchange reactions does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Nuclear halo structure from quasielastic charge-exchange reactions, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Nuclear halo structure from quasielastic charge-exchange reactions will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-5270

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.