Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
1999-11-16
Phys.Rev. C62 (2000) 054607
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
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Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.62.054607
We present the first application of statistical spectroscopy to study the root-mean-square value of the parity nonconserving (PNC) interaction matrix element M determined experimentally by scattering longitudinally polarized neutrons from compound nuclei. Our effective PNC interaction consists of a standard two-body meson-exchange piece and a doorway term to account for spin-flip excitations. Strength functions are calculated using realistic single-particle energies and a residual strong interaction adjusted to fit the experimental density of states for the targets, ^{238} U for A\sim 230 and ^{104,105,106,108} Pd for A\sim 100. Using the standard Desplanques, Donoghue, and Holstein estimates of the weak PNC meson-nucleon coupling constants, we find that M is about a factor of 3 smaller than the experimental value for ^{238} U and about a factor of 1.7 smaller for Pd. The significance of this result for refining the empirical determination of the weak coupling constants is discussed.
Bowman David J.
Hayes Alex
Johnson Mikkel B.
Tomsovic Steven
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