Three-Nucleon Low-Energy Constants from the Consistency of Interactions and Currents in Chiral Effective Field Theory

Journal Article · Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.102502· OSTI ID:21364668

Gazit, Doron; Quaglioni, Sofia; Navratil, Petr ^[1]

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1. Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Box 351550, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)

The chiral low-energy constants c{sub D} and c{sub E} are constrained by means of accurate ab initio calculations of the A=3 binding energies and, for the first time, of the triton {beta} decay. We demonstrate that these low-energy observables allow a robust determination of the two undetermined constants, a result of the surprising fact that the determination of c{sub D} depends weakly on the short-range correlations in the wave functions. These two- plus three-nucleon interactions, originating in chiral effective field theory and constrained by properties of the A=2 system and the present determination of c{sub D} and c{sub E}, are successful in predicting properties of the A=3 and 4 systems.

• OSTI ID: 21364668
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.102502; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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