Measurement of the electric polarizability of sup 3 He

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.43.66· OSTI ID:6042937

Goeckner, F; Lamm, L O; Knutson, L D ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (US)

Measurements of relative differential cross sections have been obtained for elastic scattering of {sup 3}He nuclei from {sup 208}Pb at energies well below the Coulomb barrier. The measurements show deviations from Rutherford scattering, which are attributed to electric polarization of the {sup 3}He nuclei in the Coulomb field of {sup 208}Pb. The deduced value of the electric polarizability for {sup 3}He is {alpha}=0.250{plus minus}0.040 fm{sup 3}. This result is significantly larger than expected from measurements of cross sections for {sup 3}He photodisintegration.

• OSTI ID: 6042937
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA) Vol. 43:1; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ENERGY RANGE
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HELIUM 3
HELIUM 3 REACTIONS
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LIGHT NUCLEI
MEV RANGE
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLARIZABILITY
SCATTERING
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS