Microscopic K{sup +}-nucleus optical potential and calculations of differential elastic-scattering cross sections and total reaction cross sections

Journal Article · Sun Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics of Atomic Nuclei

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778810080181· OSTI ID:21426680

Zemlyanaya, E V; Lukyanov, K V ^[1]; Hanna, K M ^[2]

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1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russian Federation)
2. NRC, Atomic Energy Authority, Department of Mathematical and Theoretical Physics (Egypt)

The differential elastic-scattering cross sections and the total reaction cross sections for the interaction of K{sup +} mesons with {sup 12}C and {sup 40}Ca nuclei at beam momenta of 0.635, 0.715, and 0.8 GeV/c are calculated. The microscopic optical potential derived in the high-energy approximation is used in these calculations. It is determined by the amplitude for kaon-nucleon scattering and the density distribution of pointlike nucleons of the target nucleus. In the high-energy approximation, the Klein-Gordon-Fock equation reduces to the form of the Schroedinger equation. It is shown that small distinctions between the reduction methods do not lead to significant changes in differential elastic-scattering cross sections, but the effects of relativization as such are quite large. Good agreement with experimental data on elastic K{sup +}A scattering is attained. The total reaction cross sections can be described upon adding, to the volume potential, a term that takes the form of its derivative and which has a maximum at the periphery, its contribution being fitted to experimental data.

• OSTI ID: 21426680
• Journal Information: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Journal Name: Physics of Atomic Nuclei Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 73; ISSN 1063-7788; ISSN PANUEO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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