K/sup +/ mesons as a probe of the nuclear interior

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.31.1412· OSTI ID:5885704

Coker, W R; Lumpe, J D; Ray, L

The sensitivity of intermediate energy K/sup +/ meson-induced elastic and inelastic differential cross section predictions to nuclear structure effects in the nuclear interior is examined for /sup 40/Ca and /sup 208/Pb targets. The observed sensitivity for K/sup +/ mesons is compared to that obtained with intermediate energy protons. In general, the K/sup +/ meson+nucleus elastic and inelastic scattering differential cross sections are an order of magnitude more sensitive to details of nucleon density distributions in the nuclear interior than corresponding proton-nucleus cross sections at comparable incident momentum. It is found that theoretical analyses of high quality K/sup +/ meson+nucleus data which extend to 3 fm/sup -1/ momentum transfer could, in principle, provide new information regarding neutron ground state and transition density distributions in the interiors of large nuclei.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
• OSTI ID: 5885704
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 31:4; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CALCIUM 40 TARGET
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
HADRON REACTIONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
KAON PLUS REACTIONS
KAON REACTIONS
LEAD 208 TARGET
MESON REACTIONS
MOMENTUM TRANSFER
MULTIPLE SCATTERING
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
OPTICAL MODELS
SCATTERING
TARGETS
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS