Relativity, nuclear polarizability, and screening in sub-Coulomb elastic scattering

Journal Article · Mon Apr 12 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.979· OSTI ID:5160419

Lynch, W G; Tsang, M B; Bhang, H C; Cramer, J G; Puigh, R J

Elastic scattering of p-shell nuclear projectiles from /sup 208/Pb has been examined for deviations from Rutherford scattering. Four effects can be important: atomic screening, vacuum polarization, nuclear polarizability, and a relativistic effect of dynamical origin. The presence of atomic screening, nuclear polarizability, and the relativistic effect was observed, thus constituting the first measurement of this relativistic effect using complex nuclei and the first measurement of nuclear polarizability in an external Coulomb field.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
• OSTI ID: 5160419
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 48:15; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BASIC INTERACTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
COULOMB SCATTERING
DATA
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
LEAD 208 TARGET
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEAR MODELS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEAR SCREENING
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN 16 REACTIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLARIZABILITY
RELATIVITY THEORY
RUTHERFORD SCATTERING
SCATTERING
SCREENING
SHELL MODELS
TARGETS
VACUUM POLARIZATION