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Analysis of heavy-ion reactions using projection operators

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., C; (United States)

A projection operator method based on the Feshbach doorway approach is developed for low-energy heavy-ion scattering. Applications to /sup 12/C+/sup 12/C and /sup 12/C+/sup 16/O are made with doorways taken as quasibound or virtual states of the reduced mass coupled to 2/sup +/ and 3/sup -/ vibrations. For /sup 12/C+/sup 12/C the elastic differential cross section at 90/sup 0/ c.m. is calculated. For /sup 12/C+/sup 16/O we calculate the ratio of the differential cross section to the Rutherford cross section at a range of angles between 90/sup 0/ and 160/sup 0/ c.m. In both cases the calculations agree well with experiment by producing both the gross and intermediate molecular structure. The conditions under which intermediate structure can be expected are discussed.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202
OSTI ID:
5153496
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C; (United States) Vol. 22:3; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English