117 research outputs found
Modern Nuclear Force Predictions for the α Particle
We present new calculations of the α particle which are based on the most modern nucleon-nucleon interactions alone and combined with the Tucson-Melbourne or the Urbana IX three-nucleon interaction. Results for the binding energies and some properties of the wave function are given. On that phenomenological level little room is left for the action of a possible four-nucleon force
The Hypernuclei Î4He and Î4H: Challenges for Modern Hyperon-Nucleon Forces
The hypernuclei Î4He and Î4H provide important information on the hyperon-nucleon interaction. We present accurate Faddeev-Yakubovsky calculations for the Î separation energies of the 0+ ground and the 1+ excited states based on the Nijmegen SC YN interactions. We explicitly take the ÎŁ admixture into account. Mass differences of the baryons and the charge dependence of the interaction are considered. The results show that the Nijmegen models cannot predict all separation energies simultaneously hinting to failures of the current interaction models. It is pointed out that the differences of the Î separation energies of Î4He and Î4H are interesting observables to probe the YN interaction models
Lorentz boosted NN potential for few-body systems: Application to the three-nucleon bound state
A Lorentz boosted two-nucleon potential is introduced in the context of equal time relativistic quantum mechanics. The dynamical input for the boosted nucleon-nucleon (NN) potential is based on realistic NN potentials, which by a suitable scaling of the momenta are transformed into NN potentials belonging to a relativistic two-nucleon Schrödinger equation in the c.m. system. This resulting Lorentz boosted potential is consistent with a previously introduced boosted two-body t matrix. It is applied in relativistic Faddeev equations for the three-nucleon bound state to calculate the 3H binding energy. Like in previous calculations the boost effects for the two-body subsystems are repulsive and lower the binding energy
Proton-proton scattering without Coulomb force renormalization
We demonstrate numerically that proton-proton (pp) scattering observables can
be determined directly by standard short range methods using a screened pp
Coulomb force without renormalization. In examples the appropriate screening
radii are given. We also numerically investigate solutions of the 3-dimensional
Lippmann-Schwinger (LS) equation for a screened Coulomb potential alone in the
limit of large screening radii and confirm analytically predicted properties
for off-shell, half-shell and on-shell Coulomb t-matrices. These 3-dimensional
solutions will form a basis for a novel approach to include the pp Coulomb
interaction into the 3N Faddeev framework.Comment: 22 pages, 13 eps figure
A novel treatment of the proton-proton Coulomb force in elastic proton-deuteron Faddeev calculations
We propose a novel approach to incorporate the proton-proton (pp) Coulomb
force into the three-nucleon (3N) Faddeev calculations. The main new ingredient
is a 3-dimensional screened pp Coulomb t-matrix obtained by a numerical
solution of the 3-dimensional Lippmann-Schwinger (LS) equation. We demonstrate
numerically and provide analytical insight that the elastic proton-deuteron
(pd) observables can be determined directly from the resulting on shell 3N
amplitude increasing the screening radius. The screening limit exists without
the need of renormalisation not only for observables but for the elastic pd
amplitude itself.Comment: 33 pages, 4 eps figures. New figure with a description in the Section
V and minor text changes have been added. The physical conclusions remain
unchange
Low-momentum nucleon-nucleon interaction and its application to few-nucleon systems
Low-momentum nucleon-nucleon interactions are derived within the framework of a unitary-transformationtheory, starting with realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions. A cutoff momentum L is introduced to specify aborder between the low- and high-momentum spaces. By Faddeev-Yakubovsky calculations the lowmomentuminteractions are investigated with respect to the dependence of ground-state energies of 3H and 4Heon the parameter L. It is found that we need the momentum cutoff parameter LĂč5 fmâ1 in order to reproducesatisfactorily the exact values of the binding energies for 3H and 4He. The calculation with L=2 fmâ1 recommendedby Bogner et al. leads to considerable overbinding at least for few-nucleon systems
Low-momentum nucleon-nucleon interaction and its application to few-nucleon systems
Low-momentum nucleon-nucleon interactions are derived within the framework of a unitary-transformation
theory, starting with realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions. A cutoff momentum L is introduced to specify a
border between the low- and high-momentum spaces. By Faddeev-Yakubovsky calculations the lowmomentum
interactions are investigated with respect to the dependence of ground-state energies of 3H and 4He
on the parameter L. It is found that we need the momentum cutoff parameter LĂč5 fmâ1 in order to reproduce
satisfactorily the exact values of the binding energies for 3H and 4He. The calculation with L=2 fmâ1 recommended
by Bogner et al. leads to considerable overbinding at least for few-nucleon systems
Evidence for a three-nucleon-force effect in proton-deuteron elastic scattering
Developments in spin-polarized internal targets for storage rings have
permitted measurements of 197 MeV polarized protons scattering from vector
polarized deuterons. This work presents measurements of the polarization
observables A_y, iT_11, and C_y,y in proton-deuteron elastic scattering. When
compared to calculations with and without three-nucleon forces, the
measurements indicate that three-nucleon forces make a significant contribution
to the observables. This work indicates that three-body forces derived from
static nuclear properties appear to be crucial to the description of dynamical
properties.Comment: 8 pages 2 figures Latex, submitted to Phys. Rev. Letter
Measurement of the 2H(n,Îł)3H reaction cross section between 10 and 550 keV
We have measured for the first time the cross section of the 2H(n,γ)3H reaction at an energy relevant to big-bang nucleosynthesis by employing a prompt discrete -ray detection method. The outgoing photons have been detected by means of anti-Compton NaI(Tl) spectrometers with a large signal-to-noise ratio. The resulting cross sections are 2.23±0.34,1.99±0.25, and 3.76±0.41”b at En=30.5,54.2, and 531 keV, respectively. At En=30.5 keV the cross section differs from the value reported previously by a factor of 2. Based on the present data the reaction rate has been obtained for temperatures in the range 107-1010 K. The astrophysical impact of the present result is discussed. The obtained cross sections are compared with a theoretical calculation based on the Faddeev approach, which includes meson exchange currents as well as a three-nucleon force
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