66 research outputs found
Scalar form factors and nuclear interactions
The scalar-isoscalar term in the two-pion exchange potential is
abnormally large and does not respect the hierarchy of effects predicted by
chiral perturbation theory. We argue that this anomaly is associated with
non-perturbative effects, which are also present in the scalar form
factor.Comment: Talk given at the 20EFB, Pisa, Italy, September 2007. 3 pages and 4
figure
High-precision covariant one-boson-exchange potentials for np scattering below 350 MeV
All realistic potential models for the two-nucleon interaction are to some
extent based on boson exchange. However, in order to achieve an essentially
perfect fit to the scattering data, characterized by a chi2/Ndata ~ 1, previous
potentials have abandoned a pure one boson-exchange mechanism (OBE). Using a
covariant theory, we have found a OBE potential that fits the 2006 world np
data below 350 MeV with a chi2/Ndata = 1.06 for 3788 data. Our potential has
fewer adjustable parameters than previous high-precision potentials, and also
reproduces the experimental triton binding energy without introducing
additional irreducible three-nucleon forces.Comment: 4 pages; revised version with augmented data sets; agrees with
published versio
Longitudinal response function of 4He with a realistic force
The longitudinal response function of 4He is calculated with the Argonne V18
potential. The comparison with experiment suggests the need of a three-body
force. When adding the Urbana IX three-body potential in the calculation of the
lower longitudinal multipoles, the total strength is suppressed in the
quasi-elastic peak, towards the trend of the experimental data.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of the 20th European Conference on
Few-Body Problems in Physics (EFB20
ROSAT HRI Observations of the Crab Pulsar: An Improved Temperature upper limit for PSR 0531+21
ROSAT HRI observations have been used to determine an upper limit of the Crab
pulsar surface temperature from the off-pulse count rate. For a neutron star
mass of 1.4 \Mo and a radius of 10 km as well as the standard distance and
interstellar column density, the redshifted temperature upper limit is\/
K . This is the lowest temperature
upper limit obtained for the Crab pulsar so far. Slightly different values for
are computed for the various neutron star models available in the
literature, reflecting the difference in the equation of state.Comment: 5 pages, uuencoded postscript, to be published in the Proceedings of
the NATO Advanced Study Insitute on "Lives of the Neutron Stars", ed. A.
Alpar, U. Kiziloglu and J. van Paradijs ( Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1995 )
Three-Nucleon Electroweak Capture Reactions
Recent advances in the study of the p-d radiative and mu-3he weak capture
processes are presented and discussed. The three-nucleon bound and scattering
states are obtained using the correlated-hyperspherical-harmonics method, with
realistic Hamiltonians consisting of the Argonne v14 or Argonne v18 two-nucleon
and Tucson-Melbourne or Urbana IX three-nucleon interactions. The
electromagnetic and weak transition operators include one- and two-body
contributions. The theoretical accuracy achieved in these calculations allows
for interesting comparisons with experimental data.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, invited talk at the CFIF Fall Workshop: Nuclear
Dynamics, from Quarks to Nuclei, Lisbon, 31st of October - 1st of November
200
Probing the Neutron Star Interior with Glitches
With the aim of constraining the structural properties of neutron stars and
the equation of state of dense matter, we study sudden spin-ups, glitches,
occurring in the Vela pulsar and in six other pulsars. We present evidence that
glitches represent a self-regulating instability for which the star prepares
over a waiting time. The angular momentum requirements of glitches in Vela
indicate that at least 1.4% of the star's moment of inertia drives these
events. If glitches originate in the liquid of the inner crust, Vela's
`radiation radius' must exceed ~12 km for a mass of 1.4 solar
masses. The isolated neutron star RX J18563-3754 is a promising candidate for a
definitive radius measurement, and offers to further our understanding of dense
matter and the origin of glitches.Comment: Invited talk at the Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics,
Hong Kong, Aug. 1999. 9 pages, 5 figure
Lepton Scattering off Few-Nucleon Systems at Medium and High Energies
The interpretation of recent Jlab experimental data on the exclusive process
A(e,e'p)B off few-nucleon systems are analyzed in terms of realistic nuclear
wave functions and Glauber multiple scattering theory, both in its original
form and within a generalized eikonal approximation. The relevance of the
exclusive process 4He(e,e'p)^3H for possible investigations of QCD effects is
illustrated.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures. Plenary talk given by C. Ciofi degli Atti at the
XX European Conference "Few Body Problems in Physics", Pisa, Italy, September
2007. To appear in Few-Body System
Relativistic Hamiltonian Dynamics and Few-Nucleon Systems
We present a preliminary calculation of the electromagnetic form factors of
He and H, performed within the Light-Front Hamiltonian Dynamics.
Relativistic effects show their relevance even at the static limit, increasing
at higher values of momentum transfer, as expected.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures. Proceedings of 20th European Conference on
Few-Body Problems in Physics; to be published in Few-Body System
Local three-nucleon interaction from chiral effective field theory
The three-nucleon (NNN) interaction derived within the chiral effective field
theory at the next-to-next-to-leading order (N2LO) is regulated with a function
depending on the magnitude of the momentum transfer. The regulated NNN
interaction is then local in the coordinate space, which is advantages for some
many-body techniques. Matrix elements of the local chiral NNN interaction are
evaluated in a three-nucleon basis. Using the ab initio no-core shell model
(NCSM) the NNN matrix elements are employed in 3H and 4He bound-state
calculations.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figure
Structure of A=3 Nuclear Systems Using Realistic Hamiltonians
The structure of A=3 low-energy scattering states is described using the
hyperspherical harmonics method with realistic Hamiltonian models, consisting
of two- and three-nucleon interactions. Both coordinate and momentum space
two-nucleon potential models are considered.Comment: 3 pages, 1 table, Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on
Few-Body Problems in Physics (EFB20), Pisa, September 200
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