Sensitivities of the proton-nucleus elastic scattering observables of {sup 6}He and {sup 8}He at intermediate energies

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 2000 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.61.044601· OSTI ID:20215895

Weppner, S P ^[1]; Garcia, Ofir ^[1]; Elster, Ch ^[2]

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1. Natural Sciences, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida 33711 (United States)
2. Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701 (United States)

We investigate the use of proton-nucleus elastic scattering experiments using secondary beams of {sup 6}He and {sup 8}He to determine the physical structure of these nuclei. The sensitivity of these experiments to nuclear structure is examined by using four different nuclear structure models with different spatial features using a full-folding optical potential model. The results show that elastic scattering at intermediate energies (<100 MeV per nucleon) is not a good constraint to be used to determine features of structure. Therefore researchers should look elsewhere to put constraints on the ground state wave function of the {sup 6}He and {sup 8}He nuclei. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

• OSTI ID: 20215895
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 61; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
HELIUM 6 TARGET
HELIUM 8
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
OPTICAL MODELS
PROTON REACTIONS
THEORETICAL DATA