EFFECT OF THE NUCLEAR ELECTRIC FIELD ON THE ELASTIC SCATTERING OF DEUTERONS

Journal Article · Sat Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.128.2728· OSTI ID:4751874

Clement, C F

The asymmetric action of the nuclear electric field on the deuteron is found to strongly affect the elastic scattering cross section on medium and heavy nuclei. Expressions for the scattering amplitude are found in the first and second Born approximations and in the adiabatic approximation. In the latter case the expression is evaluated and compared with experiment, giving rough agreement in magnitude, but not in shape, with deviations from Rutherford scattering found at low energies on medium and heavy nuclei. The high-energy plane-wave limit of the second Born approximation amplitude is evaluated. It is peaked in the forward direction, is large in magnitude for heavy nuclei, and decreases with increase in energy. Consequences for deuteron optical models are discussed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, Eng.; and Princeton Univ., N.J.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-005384
• OSTI ID: 4751874
• Report Number(s): PUC-1962-80; 0031-899X
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 128; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BORN APPROXIMATION
NUCLEAR MODELS
OPTICAL MODEL
PERTURBATION THEORY
PHYSICS
SCATTERING