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Phase-shift analysis of neutron-{sup 209}Bi scattering and its comparison to neutron-{sup 208}Pb scattering

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)
  2. Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (United States)
Published {ital n}-{sup 209}Bi elastic differential cross-section, analyzing power, and total cross-section data in the energy range from 1.5 to 14 MeV were analyzed via a phase-shift analysis in order to find out whether these data show similar, unexplained resonance structures as observed recently for {ital n}-{sup 208}Pb scattering. Although the {ital n}-{sup 209}Bi and {ital n}-{sup 208}Pb data are very similar, some of the phase shifts are quite different for the two systems. Only one resonancelike structure was observed for {ital n}-{sup 209}Bi scattering in the excitation energy range from 9 to 18 MeV compared to eleven in the {ital n}-{sup 208}Pb system, implying that {ital n}-{sup 209}Bi data are probably more suitable than the classical {ital n}-{sup 208}Pb system for detailed mean-field analyses approached through dispersion-relation optical models.
Research Organization:
Duke University
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-91ER40619
OSTI ID:
249508
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 52; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English