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Surface transparency in /sup 12/C elastic scattering from /sup 40,42,48/Ca

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., C; (United States)
Angular distributions between 3 and 110 degrees in the laboratory system were measured for the elastic scattering of /sup 12/C form /sup 40,42,48/Ca at 51.0, 49.9, and 47.2 MeV, respectively. Pronounced oscillations were observed in the /sup 12/C + /sup 40/Ca angular distribution. Weaker oscillations were observed in the /sup 12/C + /sup 42/Ca angular distributions while none were seen in /sup 12/C + /sup 48/Ca. An optical-model analysis was performed using Woods-Saxon and folded potentials. Surface transparent potentials were found to parameterize the oscillatory structure of the forward-angle data of /sup 12/C + /sup 40/Ca. Stronger surface absorption in the /sup 12/C + /sup 42,48/Ca imaginary potentials apparently weakens or washes out any forward-angle oscillations. Optical potentials that fit forward-angle data of /sup 12/C + /sup 40/Ca also predict oscillatory structure in the excitation function at 180/sup 0/.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
OSTI ID:
6204993
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C; (United States) Vol. 19:3; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English