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Title: Optical potential in proton-nucleus scattering

Abstract

The optical potential for 40 MeV protons is calculated for the spin zero nuclei 12C, 40Ca, 58Ni, 120Sn, and 208Pb.

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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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Research Org.:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI Identifier:
4766012
Report Number(s):
COO-1051-33
NSA Number:
NSA-23-037286
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-1051
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis. UNCL. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-69
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; CALCIUM 40; CARBON 12; ELASTIC SCATTERING; LEAD 208; MEV RANGE; NICKEL 58; NUCLEAR MODELS; NUCLEAR POTENTIAL; OPTICAL MODEL; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; TIN 120; PROTONS/scattering by nickel-58, tin-120, and lead-208 at 40 MeV, optical potential for, (T); TIN ISOTOPES Sn-120/proton elastic scattering at 40 MeV, optical potential for, (T); LEAD ISOTOPES Pb-208/proton elastic scattering at 40 MeV, optical potential for, (T); NUCLEAR MODELS/optical, potential for proton-nucleus scattering; CALCIUM ISOTOPES Ca-40/proton elastic scattering at 20 and 40 MeV, cross sections and optical potential for, (T); NICKEL ISOTOPES Ni-58/proton elastic scattering at 40 MeV, optical potential for, (T); CARBON ISOTOPES C-12/protons elastic scattering at 20 and 40 MeV, cross sections and optical potential for, (T); PROTONS/scattering by carbon-12 and calcium-40 at 20 and 40 MeV, cross sections and optical potentials for, (T)

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Slanina, Donald A. Optical potential in proton-nucleus scattering. United States: N. p., 1969. Web. doi:10.2172/4766012.
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@article{osti_4766012,
title = {Optical potential in proton-nucleus scattering},
author = {Slanina, Donald A.},
abstractNote = {The optical potential for 40 MeV protons is calculated for the spin zero nuclei 12C, 40Ca, 58Ni, 120Sn, and 208Pb.},
doi = {10.2172/4766012},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1969},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1969}
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