Convergence of the nucleus-nucleus Glauber multiple scattering series

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2412· OSTI ID:5795635

Usmani, A A; Ahmad, I ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India (IN)

The Glauber {ital S}-matrix operator for nucleus-nucleus scattering is expressed as a finite series of matrix elements involving Bell's polynomials. Analyzing {alpha}{sup 4}He elastic-scattering data at the incident momentum of 4.32 GeV/{ital c}, we infer that our expansion is appreciably converging. Further, by applying closure over target and projectile states and neglecting a certain class of terms involving intermediate excitations, we arrive at a recurrence relation for nucleus-nucleus multiple scattering series terms, which invites further study as it seems to provide a simple method for calculating the nucleus-nucleus elastic-scattering cross section.

• OSTI ID: 5795635
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA), Vol. 43:5; ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELASTIC SCATTERING
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GLAUBER THEORY
HELIUM 4 TARGET
MULTIPLE SCATTERING
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
RECURSION RELATIONS
S MATRIX
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
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MATRICES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
SCATTERING
TARGETS
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