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Title: Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of two neutrons in finite volume

Abstract

Ab initio calculations provide direct access to the properties of pure neutron systems that are challenging to study experimentally. In addition to their importance for fundamental physics, their properties are required as input for effective field theories of the strong interaction. In this work, we perform auxiliary-field diffusion Monte Carlo calculations of the ground state and first excited state of two neutrons in a finite box, considering a simple contact potential as well as chiral effective field theory interactions. We compare the results against exact diagonalizations and present a detailed analysis of the finite-volume effects, whose understanding is crucial for determining observables from the calculated energies. Finally, using the Lüscher formula, we extract the low-energy S-wave scattering parameters from ground- and excited-state energies for different box sizes.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Technische Univ. Darmstadt, Darmstadt (Germany); GSI-Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany)
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  4. Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON (Canada)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC). Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1338806
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1332786
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-22057
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985; PRVCAN; TRN: US1701236
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396; FG02-00ER41132; AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 94; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
APS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Citation Formats

Klos, P., Lynn, J. E., Tews, I., Gandolfi, Stefano, Gezerlis, A., Hammer, H. -W., Hoferichter, M., and Schwenk, A. Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of two neutrons in finite volume. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054005.
Klos, P., Lynn, J. E., Tews, I., Gandolfi, Stefano, Gezerlis, A., Hammer, H. -W., Hoferichter, M., & Schwenk, A. Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of two neutrons in finite volume. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054005
Klos, P., Lynn, J. E., Tews, I., Gandolfi, Stefano, Gezerlis, A., Hammer, H. -W., Hoferichter, M., and Schwenk, A. Fri . "Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of two neutrons in finite volume". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1338806.
@article{osti_1338806,
title = {Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of two neutrons in finite volume},
author = {Klos, P. and Lynn, J. E. and Tews, I. and Gandolfi, Stefano and Gezerlis, A. and Hammer, H. -W. and Hoferichter, M. and Schwenk, A.},
abstractNote = {Ab initio calculations provide direct access to the properties of pure neutron systems that are challenging to study experimentally. In addition to their importance for fundamental physics, their properties are required as input for effective field theories of the strong interaction. In this work, we perform auxiliary-field diffusion Monte Carlo calculations of the ground state and first excited state of two neutrons in a finite box, considering a simple contact potential as well as chiral effective field theory interactions. We compare the results against exact diagonalizations and present a detailed analysis of the finite-volume effects, whose understanding is crucial for determining observables from the calculated energies. Finally, using the Lüscher formula, we extract the low-energy S-wave scattering parameters from ground- and excited-state energies for different box sizes.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054005},
journal = {Physical Review C},
number = 5,
volume = 94,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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