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(p,n) reaction on /sup 13/C, /sup 14/C, and /sup 14/N and the effective nucleon-nucleon interaction

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OSTI ID:5162399

Differential cross sections for the (p,n) reaction on /sup 14/N and /sup 13/C leading to the ground states of /sup 14/O and /sup 13/N have been obtained with a gas-cell target for a mean bombarding energy of E/sub p/ = 35.2 MeV. Differential cross sections for the (p,n) reaction of /sup 14/C leading to the first three levels in /sup 14/N have been obtained with an isotopically-enriched graphite target for bombarding energies of 25.7, 35, and 45 MeV. The /sup 14/C(p,n/sub 1/) /sup 14/N(2.31 MeV) cross sections have been analyzed with Lane-model distorted-waves Born approximation (DWBA) calculations to extract energy-dependent well depths for the isovector part of the optical potential. These isovector well depths have been combined with a recently reported set of optical parameters derived from elastic proton scattering on /sup 14/N. The resulting optical potential, which should be especially suitable for nucleon scattering on A = 14 targets in the energy range from 25 to 45 MeV, has been used in microscopic DWBA analyses of the five (p,n) differential cross sections obtained at E/sub p/ = 35 MeV. Strengths for the central V/sub t/ and V/sub st/ and tensor V/sub Tt/ components of the effective interaction have been extracted and the tensor strength is found to be larger than that reported in other recent studies. A comparison of the isospin-symmetric /sup 14/C(p,n/sub 0/) /sup 14/N(g.s.), /sup 14/N(p,n/sub 0/) /sup 14/O(g.s.), and /sup 14/N(p,p') /sup 14/N(2.31 MeV) reactions has been made and it is found that unexpected differences between the angular distributions cannot be easily explained by the DWBA.

Research Organization:
Virginia Univ., Charlottesville (USA)
OSTI ID:
5162399
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English