BINDING ENERGY OF THE TRITON

Journal Article · Sat Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 1961 · Phys. Rev. Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.6.69· OSTI ID:4095144

Derrick, G; Mustard, D; Blatt, J M

A variational calculation was made of the binding energy of the triton using the same two-body nuclear force law that was used by Brueckner and Gammel and assuming that there are no specifically many-body forces. After varying some 40 parameters, a ground-state energy of less than --10 Mev was obtained for the triton and a value of 3.2 x 10/sup -13/ cm was found for the Coulomb radius. These values disagreed with the experimental values of --8.49 Mev and 2.26 x 10/sup -13/ cm, respectively. It was concluded that the combination of the Gammel-Brueckner potential with the assumption of superposition of two-body forces is inconsistent with the experimental data on the tniton. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg
• NSA Number: NSA-15-009721
• OSTI ID: 4095144
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Letters, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Letters Vol. Vol: 6
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BINDING ENERGY
BRUECKNER METHOD
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCHANGE MODEL
INTERACTIONS
MANY BODY PROBLEM
MATHEMATICS
NUCLEONS
PHYSICS
TRITONS
VARIATIONAL METHOD