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Dirac phenomenology for deuteron elastic scattering

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

A relativistic description of deuteron elastic scattering based on a two-particle Dirac Hamiltonian containing phenomenological nucleon-nucleus Dirac potentials is developed. The resulting effective central potential is like that obtained with a folding model based on the Schroedinger equation; the spin-orbit potential, however, is only one-half as strong. Dirac and Schroedinger fits to 80-MeV d+/sup 58/Ni data with potentials consistent with nucleon-nucleus phenomenology are of comparable quality.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
OSTI ID:
5019850
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 49:1; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English