361 research outputs found
New treatment of breakup continuum in the method of continuum discretized coupled channels
A new method of pseudo-state discretization is proposed for the method of
continuum discretized coupled channels (CDCC) to deal with three-body breakup
processes. We propose real- and complex-range Gaussian bases for the
pseudo-state wave functions, and show that they form in good approximation a
complete set in the configuration space which is important for breakup
processes.
Continuous S-matrix elements are derived with the approximate completeness
from discrete ones calculated by CDCC.
Accuracy of the method is tested quantitatively for two realistic examples,
d+Ni scattering at 80 MeV and Li+Ca scattering at 156 MeV
with the satisfactory results. Possibility of application of the method to
four-body breakup processes is also discussed.Comment: 10 pages, 14 Postscript figures, uses REVTeX 4, submitted to Phys.
Rev.
New Approach for Evaluating Incomplete and Complete Fusion Cross Sections with Continuum-Discretized Coupled-Channels Method
We propose a new method for evaluating incomplete and complete fusion cross
sections separately using the Continuum-Discretized Coupled-Channels method.
This method is applied to analysis of the deuteron induced reaction on a 7Li
target up to 50 MeV of the deuteron incident energy. Effects of deuteron
breakup on this reaction are explicitly taken into account. Results of the
method are compared with those of the Glauber model, and the difference between
the two is discussed. It is found that the energy dependence of the incomplete
fusion cross sections obtained by the present calculation is almost the same as
that obtained by the Glauber model, while for the complete fusion cross
section, the two models give markedly different energy dependence. We show also
that a prescription for evaluating incomplete fusion cross sections proposed in
a previous study gives much smaller result than an experimental value.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Description of Four-Body Breakup Reaction with the Method of Continuum-Discretized Coupled-Channels
We present a method for smoothing discrete breakup -matrix elements
calculated by the method of continuum-discretized coupled-channels (CDCC). This
smoothing method makes it possible to apply CDCC to four-body breakup
reactions. The reliability of the smoothing method is confirmed for two cases,
Ni(, ) at 80 MeV and the transition of He. We apply
CDCC with the smoothing method to He breakup reaction at 22.5 MeV.
Multi-step breakup processes are found to be important.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figures, published in Progress of Theoretical Physic
Continuum-discretized coupled-channels method for four-body breakup reactions
Development of the method of CDCC (Continuum-Discretized Coupled-Channels)
from the level of three-body CDCC to that of four-body CDCC is reviewed.
Introduction of the pseudo-state method based on the Gaussian expansion method
for discretizing the continuum states of two-body and three-body projectiles
plays an essential role in the development. Furthermore, introduction of the
complex-range Gaussian basis functions is important to improve the CDCC for
nuclear breakup so as to accomplish that for Coulomb and nuclear breakup. A
successful application of the four-body CDCC to He+C scattering at
18 and 229.8 MeV is reported.Comment: Latex file of revtex4 class, 14 pages, 10 figures. A talk given at
the Workshop on Reaction Mechanisms for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State
University, March 9-12, 2005 (to appear in an AIP Conference Proceedings
MÄlama nÄ makua i nÄ keiki me ka hÄnĆ: Native Hawaiian parents caring for their children with asthma
Native Hawaiian children have the highest prevalence rate of asthma among all ethnicities in the State of Hawaiâi. Literature is limited regarding native Hawaiian parentsâ perception and experience caring for their children with asthma. The purpose of this study is to explore contemporary native Hawaiian parentsâ perspective and experience of caring for their children with asthma in the context of uncertainty. We applied a descriptive qualitative approach by means of directed content analysis using focus groups. Directed content analysis applied Mishelâs Uncertainty in Illness Theory to guide data collection, organization, and analysis. We found that parentsâ personal stories about their children to be rich and enlightening. Findings verified that native Hawaiian parents experience uncertainty regarding asthma care as commonly described in the literature. Contextual influences including indigenous worldview and cultural values affected native Hawaiian parentsâ perceptions and experiences with conventional asthma care. Unique findings involved the etiology of asthma, features of social support (âohana), and differentiation between Western medicine and traditional healing practices. As nurses focus on supporting the familyâs cultural values and preferences related to asthma care and alternative remedies, native Hawaiian parentsâ care of their children with asthma will be strengthened
Coulomb breakup effects on the elastic cross section of He+Bi scattering near Coulomb barrier energies
We accurately analyze the He+Bi scattering at 19 and 22.5 MeV
near the Coulomb barrier energy, using the continuum-discretized
coupled-channels method (CDCC) based on the ++He+Bi four-body
model.
The three-body breakup continuum of He is discretized by diagonalizing
the internal Hamiltonian of He in a space spanned by the Gaussian basis
functions.
The calculated elastic and total reaction cross sections are in good
agreement with the experimental data, while the CDCC calculation based on the
di-neutron model of He, i.e., the +He+Bi three-body
model, does not reproduce the data.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, uses REVTeX 4, submitted to Phys. Rev.
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