Electromagnetic response of C12 : A first-principles calculation

Lovato, A.; Gandolfi, S.; Carlson, J.; Pieper, Steven C.; Schiavilla, R.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.082501

Title: Electromagnetic response of ${}^{12}C$ : A first-principles calculation

Journal Article · 15 August 2016 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.082501 · OSTI ID:1295613

Lovato, A. ^[1]; Gandolfi, S. ^[2]; Carlson, J. ^[2]; Pieper, Steven C. ^[1]; Schiavilla, R. ^[3]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States)

Here, the longitudinal and transverse electromagnetic response functions of $$^{12}$$C are computed in a ``first-principles'' Green's function Monte Carlo calculation, based on realistic two- and three-nucleon interactions and associated one- and two-body currents. We find excellent agreement between theory and experiment and, in particular, no evidence for the quenching of measured versus calculated longitudinal response. This is further corroborated by a re-analysis of the Coulomb sum rule, in which the contributions from the low-lying $$J^\pi\,$$=$$\, 2^+$$, $0^+$ (Hoyle), and $4^+$ states in $$^{12}$$C are accounted for explicitly in evaluating the total inelastic strength.

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Research Organization:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC52-06NA25396; AC05-06OR23177; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1295613

Report Number(s):: JLAB-THY--16-2241; DOE/OR/23177--3787; arXiv:1605.00248

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 117; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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