Alpha-Alpha scattering, chiral symmetry and {sup 8}Be lifetime
- Departamento de Fisica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear Universidad de Granada E-18071 Granada (Spain)
Alpha-alpha scattering is discussed in terms of a chiral two pion exchange potential (TPE) which turns out to be attractive and singular at the origin, hence demanding renormalization. When {sup 8}Be is treated as a resonance state a model independent correlation between the Q-factor and lifetime 1/{gamma} for the decay into two alpha particles arises. For a wide range of parameters compatible with potential model analyses of low energy {pi}{alpha} scattering it is found {gamma} = 4.4(4)eV in fairly good agreement with the experimental value {gamma}{sub exp.} = 5.57(25)eV. The remaining discrepancy as well as the phase shift up to E{sub LAB} = 15 MeV could be accommodated by the leading nuclear peripheral contributions due to the {sup 3}H+p and {sup 3}He+n continuum.
- OSTI ID:
- 21149155
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1030, Issue 1; Conference: SCADRON70: Workshop on scalar mesons and related topics honoring Michael Scadron's 70. birthday, Lisbon (Portugal), 11-16 Feb 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2973487; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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