Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2006-12-21
J.Phys.G33:R111,2007
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
66 pages, 43 figures, Topical Review to appear in J. Phys. G
Scientific paper
10.1088/0954-3899/34/3/R01
Elastic scattering of alpha-particle and some tightly-bound light nuclei has shown the pattern of rainbow scattering at medium energies, which is due to the refraction of the incident wave by a strongly attractive nucleus-nucleus potential. This review gives an introduction to the physics of the nuclear rainbow based essentially on the optical model description of the elastic scattering. Since the realistic nucleus-nucleus optical potential (OP) is the key to explore this interesting process, an overview of the main methods used to determine the nucleus-nucleus OP is presented. The refractive rainbow-like structures observed in other quasi-elastic scattering reactions have also been discussed. Some evidences for the refractive effect in the elastic scattering of unstable nuclei are presented and perspectives for the future studies are discussed.
Bohlen H. G.
Khoa Dao T.
Oertzen Wolfram von
Ohkubo Shuhei
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