Dispersive optical model analysis of 208Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field

Atkinson, M. C.; Mahzoon, M. H.; Keim, M. A.; Bordelon, B. A.; Pruitt, C. D.; Charity, R. J.; Dickhoff, W. H.

doi:10.1103/physrevc.101.044303

Title: Dispersive optical model analysis of ²⁰⁸Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field

Abstract

In this work, a nonlocal dispersive optical model analysis is carried out for neutrons and protons in ²⁰⁸Pb. Elastic-scattering angular distributions, total and reaction cross sections, single-particle energies, neutron and proton numbers, the charge distribution, and the binding energy are fitted to extract the neutron and proton self-energies both above and below the Fermi energy. From the single-particle propagator derived from these self-energies, we determine the charge and matter distributions in ²⁰⁸Pb. The predicted spectroscopic factors are consistent with results from the ($$\textit{e,e}'\textit{p}$$) reaction and inelastic-electron-scattering data to very high-spin states. Sensible results for the high-momentum content of neutrons and protons are obtained, with protons appearing more correlated, in agreement with experiment and ab initio calculations of asymmetric matter. A neutron skin of 0.25 ± 0.05 fm is deduced. An analysis of several nuclei leads to the conclusion that finite-size effects play a nonnegligible role in the formation of the neutron skin in finite nuclei.

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^[1]; Mahzoon, M. H. ^[2];

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^[2]; Pruitt, C. D. ^[2];

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TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF)

OSTI Identifier:: 1800650

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1632941

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-87ER40316; PHY-1613362; PHY-1912643; FG02-87ER-40316

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review C

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; Physics

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                    Atkinson, M. C., Mahzoon, M. H., Keim, M. A., Bordelon, B. A., Pruitt, C. D., Charity, R. J., and Dickhoff, W. H. Dispersive optical model analysis of 208Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Atkinson, M. C., Mahzoon, M. H., Keim, M. A., Bordelon, B. A., Pruitt, C. D., Charity, R. J., & Dickhoff, W. H. Dispersive optical model analysis of 208Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.101.044303

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                    Atkinson, M. C., Mahzoon, M. H., Keim, M. A., Bordelon, B. A., Pruitt, C. D., Charity, R. J., and Dickhoff, W. H. Thu .  
"Dispersive optical model analysis of 208Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.101.044303.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1800650.

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@article{osti_1800650,

  title        = {Dispersive optical model analysis of 208Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field},

  author       = {Atkinson, M. C. and Mahzoon, M. H. and Keim, M. A. and Bordelon, B. A. and Pruitt, C. D. and Charity, R. J. and Dickhoff, W. H.},

  abstractNote = {In this work, a nonlocal dispersive optical model analysis is carried out for neutrons and protons in 208Pb. Elastic-scattering angular distributions, total and reaction cross sections, single-particle energies, neutron and proton numbers, the charge distribution, and the binding energy are fitted to extract the neutron and proton self-energies both above and below the Fermi energy. From the single-particle propagator derived from these self-energies, we determine the charge and matter distributions in 208Pb. The predicted spectroscopic factors are consistent with results from the ($\textit{e,e}'\textit{p}$) reaction and inelastic-electron-scattering data to very high-spin states. Sensible results for the high-momentum content of neutrons and protons are obtained, with protons appearing more correlated, in agreement with experiment and ab initio calculations of asymmetric matter. A neutron skin of 0.25 ± 0.05 fm is deduced. An analysis of several nuclei leads to the conclusion that finite-size effects play a nonnegligible role in the formation of the neutron skin in finite nuclei.},

  doi          = {10.1103/physrevc.101.044303},

  journal      = {Physical Review C},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 101,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020},

  month        = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020}

}

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Validity of the distorted-wave impulse-approximation description of Ca 40 ( e , e ′ p ) K 39 data using only ingredients from a nonlocal dispersive optical model journal, October 2018

Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of spectroscopic overlaps in A ⩽ 7 nuclei journal, August 2011

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Dispersive-optical-model analysis of the asymmetry dependence of correlations in Ca isotopes journal, October 2007

Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra journal, August 2019

Folding model study of the isobaric analog excitation: Isovector density dependence, Lane potential, and nuclear symmetry energy journal, July 2007

Novel applications of the dispersive optical model journal, February 2017

Probing high-momentum protons and neutrons in neutron-rich nuclei journal, August 2018

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Correlations in hot asymmetric nuclear matter journal, January 2005

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Neutron and weak-charge distributions of the 48Ca nucleus
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The Lagrange-mesh method
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Local and global nucleon optical models from 1 keV to 200 MeV
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Quasi-elastic electron scattering off nuclei
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Symmetry energy III: Isovector skins
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Charge-exchange scattering to the isobaric analog state at medium energies as a probe of the neutron skin
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Elastic nucleon-nucleus scattering as a direct probe of correlations beyond the independent-particle model
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Charge density of 40Ca
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Are occupation numbers observable?
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Validity of the distorted-wave impulse-approximation description of ${}^{40}{Ca} (e, e^{'} p) {}^{39}K$ data using only ingredients from a nonlocal dispersive optical model
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Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of spectroscopic overlaps in $A ⩽ 7$ nuclei
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Self-consistent mean-field models for nuclear structure
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Self-consistent Green's function method for nuclei and nuclear matter
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Dispersive-optical-model analysis of the asymmetry dependence of correlations in Ca isotopes
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Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra
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Folding model study of the isobaric analog excitation: Isovector density dependence, Lane potential, and nuclear symmetry energy
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Novel applications of the dispersive optical model
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Probing high-momentum protons and neutrons in neutron-rich nuclei
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Evidence for partial occupancy of the 3 $s_{1 / 2}$ proton orbit in ${}^{208}{Pb}$
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Microscopic self-energy calculations and dispersive optical-model potentials
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Nucleon-nucleon correlations, short-lived excitations, and the quarks within
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Correlations in hot asymmetric nuclear matter
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Many-Body Theory Exposed!: Propagator Description of Quantum Mechanics in Many-Body Systems
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