Nuclear three-body short-range correlations in coordinate space

Weiss, Ronen; Gandolfi, Stefano

doi:10.1103/physrevc.108.l021301

Title: Nuclear three-body short-range correlations in coordinate space

Journal Article · 02 August 2023 · Physical Review. C

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.108.l021301 · OSTI ID:2439471

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we study the effects of three-nucleon short-range correlations on nuclear coordinate-space densities. For this purpose, novel three-body densities are calculated for ground-state nuclei using the auxiliary-field diffusion Monte Carlo method. The results are analyzed in terms of the generalized contact formalism, extended to include three-body correlations, revealing the universal behavior of nucleon triplets at short distances. We identify the quantum numbers of such correlated triplets and extract scaling factors of triplet abundances that can be compared to upcoming inclusive electron-scattering data. We also show that the dynamics of these triplets is sensitive to three-body forces, and, therefore, the short-range part of three-body force models could be tested against appropriate exclusive electron-scattering data.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR). Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 2439471

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--22-32748

Journal Information:: Physical Review. C, Journal Name: Physical Review. C Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 108; ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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