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Distorted-wave Born-approximation analysis of the $sup 42$Ca(p,$alpha$$)$$sup 39$K reaction using an improved form factor

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., C, v. 8, no. 5, pp. 1757-1769
OSTI ID:4338904
An improved method of calculating the fonn factor for the distorted-wave Born-approximation treatment of (p, alpha ) reactions is described that incorporates explicitiy the nuclear structure information. The improvement over earlier treatment of the (p, alpha ) reactions is achieved by carrying out a transformation to center-of-mass and internal coordinates of the transferred nucleons, whose individuai wave functions are calculated in a Woods-Saxon potential. The formalism is applied to an analysis of the reaction performed at a proton bombarding energy of 40.2 MeV. Relative proton spectroscopic factor are deduced for the relatively pure single-hole states at 0.0 (3/2/sup +/) and 2.52 (1/2/sup +/) MeV in /sup 39/K. Good agreement with the pro ton spectroscopic factors from the /sup 40/Ca(d, /sup 3/He)/sup 39/K reaction is ach ieved. The 5/ 2/sup +/ states in /sup 39/K whose structure is largely unknown contain components important to the (p, alpha ) reaction, but not to the (d, /sup 3/He) reaction, as evidenced by their relatively stronger excitation in the (p, alpha ) reaction. (auth)
Research Organization:
Cyclotron Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
NSA Number:
NSA-29-022922
OSTI ID:
4338904
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., C, v. 8, no. 5, pp. 1757-1769, Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C, v. 8, no. 5, pp. 1757-1769; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English