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Off-shell effects in elastic scattering of protons by nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (USA)
  2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Utrecht, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands (NL)

Off-shell effects due to momentum dependence of the optical potential are calculated for the relativistic and no-pair approaches to proton elastic scattering by {sup 40}Ca at 200 and 500 MeV. Optical potentials are based on the optimally factorized impulse approximation using Lorentz-invariant {ital NN} amplitudes calculated from the Utrecht meson-exchange model. A momentum-space solution of the Dirac equation is developed based on helicity amplitudes for nucleon-nucleus scattering. A new algorithm for regulating the Coulomb interaction in momentum-space calculations is developed and it is used in the calculations to determine accurately the Coulomb-corrected phase shifts. Off-shell effects due to momentum dependence of the {ital NN} interaction are found to be of minor importance in the relativistic analysis based on the factorized ({ital t}{rho}) form of the impulse approximation.

DOE Contract Number:
FG05-87ER40322
OSTI ID:
5663314
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA) Vol. 43:5; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English