132 research outputs found
Particle production in quantum transport theories
The particle production in the intermediate energy heavy ion collisions is
discussed in the framework of the nonequilibrium Green's functions formalism.
The evolution equations of the Green's functions for fermions allows for the
discussion of the off-shell fermion propagator and of the large momentum
component in the initial state. For the case of a homogeneous system numerical
calculations of the meson production rate are performed and compared with the
semiclassical production rate.Comment: 45 pages, figures included, uses FEYNMAN macro
Sub-threshold resonances in few-neutron systems
Three- and four-neutron systems are studied within the framework of the
hyperspherical approach with a local S-wave nn-potential. Possible bound and
resonant states of these systems are sought as zeros of three- and four-body
Jost functions in the complex momentum plane. It is found that zeros closest to
the origin correspond to sub-threshold (nnn) (1/2-) and (nnnn) (0+) resonant
states. The positions of these zeros turned out to be sensitive to the choice
of the --potential. For the Malfliet- Tjon potential they are
E(nnn)=-4.9-i6.9 (MeV) and E(nnnn)=-2.6-i9.0 (MeV). Movement of the zeros with
an artificial increase of the potential strength also shows an extreme
sensitivity to the choice of potential. Thus, to generate ^3n and ^4n bound
states, the Yukawa potential needs to be multiplied by 2.67 and 2.32
respectively, while for the Malfliet-Tjon potential the required multiplicative
factors are 4.04 and 3.59.Comment: Latex, 22 pages, no PS-figures, submitted to J.Phys.
N-d scattering above the deuteron breakup threshold
The complex Kohn variational principle and the (correlated) Hyperspherical
Harmonics technique are applied to study the N--d scattering above the deuteron
breakup threshold. The configuration with three outgoing nucleons is explicitly
taken into account by solving a set of differential equations with outgoing
boundary conditions. A convenient procedure is used to obtain the correct
boundary conditions at values of the hyperradius fm. The
inclusion of the Coulomb potential is straightforward and does not give
additional difficulties. Numerical results have been obtained for a simple
s-wave central potential. They are in nice agreement with the benchmarks
produced by different groups using the Faddeev technique. Comparisons are also
done with experimental elastic N--d cross section at several energies.Comment: LaTeX, 13 pages, 3 figure
Is there a Pronounced Giant Dipole Resonance in ^4He?
A four-nucleon calculation of the total ^4He photodisintegration cross
section is performed. The full final-state interaction is taken into account
for the first time. This is achieved via the method of the Lorentz integral
transform. Semi-realistic NN interactions are employed. Different from the
known partial two-body ^4He(\gamma,n)^3He and ^4He(\gamma,p)^3H cross sections
our total cross section exhibits a pronounced giant resonance. Thus, in
contrast to older data, we predict quite a strong contribution of
the channel at the giant resonance peak energy.Comment: 10 pages, Latex (REVTEX), 4 Postscript figures, to appear in Phys.
Rev. Let
Total 4He Photoabsorption Cross Section Revisited: Correlated HH versus Effective Interaction HH
Two conceptually different hyperspherical harmonics expansions are used for
the calculation of the total 4He photoabsorption cross section. Besides the
well known method of CHH the recently introduced effective interaction approach
for the hyperspherical formalism is applied. Semi-realistic NN potentials are
employed and final state interaction is fully taken into account via the
Lorentz integral transform method. The results show that the effective
interaction leads to a very good convergence, while the correlation method
exhibits a less rapid convergence in the giant dipole resonance region. The
rather strong discrepancy with the experimental photodisintegration cross
sections is confirmed by the present calculations.Comment: LaTeX, 7 pages, 3 ps figure
Solutions of the Faddeev-Yakubovsky equations for the four nucleons scattering states
The Faddeev-Yakubowsky equations in configuration space have been solved for
the four nucleon system. The results with an S-wave interaction model in the
isospin approximation are presented. They concern the bound and scattering
states below the first three-body threshold. The elastic phase-shifts for the
N+NNN reaction in different () channels are given and the corresponding
low energy expansions are discussed. Particular attention is payed to the n+t
elastic cross section. Its resonant structure is well described in terms of a
simple NN interaction. First results concerning the S-matrix for the coupled
N+NNN-NN+NN channels and the strong deuteron-deuteron scattering length are
obtained.Comment: latex.tar.gz, 36 pages, 10 figures, 11 tables. To be published in
Physical Review
Pion double charge exchange on 4He
The doubly differential cross sections for the He
reaction were calculated using both a two-nucleon sequential single charge
exchange model and an intranuclear cascade code. Final state interactions
between the two final protons which were the initial neutrons were included in
both methods. At incident pion energies of 240 and 270 MeV the low-energy peak
observed experimentally in the energy spectrum of the final pions can be
understood only if the contribution of pion production is included. The
calculated cross sections are compared with data.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figure
Delays Associated with Elementary Processes in Nuclear Reaction Simulations
Scatterings, particularly those involving resonances, and other elementary
processes do not happen instantaneously. In the context of semiclassical
nuclear reaction simulations, we consider delays associated with an interaction
for incident quantum wave-packets. As a consequence, we express delays
associated with elementary processes in terms of elements of the scattering
matrix and phase shifts for elastic scattering. We show that, to within the
second order in density, the simulation must account for delays in scattering
consistently with the mean field in order to properly model thermodynamic
properties such as pressure and free-energy density. The delays associated with
nucleon-nucleon and pion-nucleon scattering in free space are analysed with
their nontrivial energy dependence. Finally, an example of s-channel scattering
of massless partons is studied, and scattering schemes in nuclear reaction
simulations are investigated in the context of scattering delays.Comment: 45 pages, 5 uuencoded Postscript figure
Relativistic effects and quasipotential equations
We compare the scattering amplitude resulting from the several quasipotential
equations for scalar particles. We consider the Blankenbecler-Sugar, Spectator,
Thompson, Erkelenz-Holinde and Equal-Time equations, which were solved
numerically without decomposition into partial waves. We analyze both
negative-energy state components of the propagators and retardation effects. We
found that the scattering solutions of the Spectator and the Equal-Time
equations are very close to the nonrelativistic solution even at high energies.
The overall relativistic effect increases with the energy. The width of the
band for the relative uncertainty in the real part of the scattering
matrix, due to different dynamical equations, is largest for
backward-scattering angles where it can be as large as 40%.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Electromagnetic response functions of few-nucleon systems
Inclusive electromagnetic reactions in few-nucleon systems are studied basing
on accurate three- and four-body calculations. The longitudinal 4He(e,e')
response function obtained at q\le 600 MeV/c completely agrees with experiment.
The exact 4He spectral function obtained in a semirealistic potential model is
presented, and the accuracy of the quasielastic response calculated with its
help is assessed, as well as the accuracy of some simpler approximations for
the response. The photodisintegration cross section of 3He obtained with the
realistic AV14 NN force plus UrbanaVIII NNN force agrees with experiment. It is
shown that this cross section is very sensitive to underlying nuclear dynamics
in the E_\gamma\simeq 70-100 MeV region. In particular, the NNN nuclear force
clearly manifests itself in this region.Comment: 10 pages, Latex, style file is included, 7 ps figures, to appear in
Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Perspectives in Hadronic Physics, ITCP,
Triest, May 1999, World Sci., Singapor
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