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DOE OSTI2010

Microscopic K{sup +}-nucleus optical potential and calculations of differential elastic-scattering cross sections and total reaction cross sections

The differential elastic-scattering cross sections and the total reaction cross sections for the interaction of K{sup +} mesons with {sup 12}C and {sup 40}Ca nuclei at beam momenta of 0.635, 0.715, and 0.8 GeV/c are calculated. The microscopic optical potential derived in the high-energy approximation is used in these calculations. It is determined by the amplitude for kaon-nucleon scattering and the density distribution of pointlike nucleons of the target nucleus. In the high-energy approximation, the Klein-Gordon-Fock equation reduces to the form of the Schroedinger equation. It is shown that small distinctions between the reduction methods do not lead to significant changes in differential elastic-scattering cross sections, but the effects of relativization as such are quite large. Good agreement with experimental data on elastic K{sup +}A scattering is attained. The total reaction cross sections can be described upon adding, to the volume potential, a term that takes the form of its derivative and which has a maximum at the periphery, its contribution being fitted to experimental data.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2010

A New Technique To Investigate Total Reaction Cross Sections

We analyze the total reaction cross sections of several systems, especially weakly bound systems, by the use of a recently developed technique. We show a systematic behavior for the different systems, with larger reaction cross sections for systems with halo nuclei as projectiles.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2015

Total reaction cross sections in CEM and MCNP6 at intermediate energies

Accurate total reaction cross section models are important to achieving reliable predictions from spallation and transport codes. The latest version of the Cascade Exciton Model (CEM) as incorporated in the code CEM03.03, and the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code (MCNP6), both developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), each use such cross sections. Having accurate total reaction cross section models in the intermediate energy region (50 MeV to 5 GeV) is very important for different applications, including analysis of space environments, use in medical physics, and accelerator design, to name just a few. The current inverse cross sections used in the preequilibrium and evaporation stages of CEM are based on the Dostrovsky et al. model, published in 1959. Better cross section models are now available. Implementing better cross section models in CEM and MCNP6 should yield improved predictions for particle spectra and total production cross sections, among other results.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Nucleus-nucleus total reaction cross sections, and the nuclear interaction radius

We study the nucleus-nucleus total reaction cross sections for stable nuclei, in the energy region from 30A MeV to about 1A GeV, and find them to be in proportion to ({radical}({sigma}{sub pp}{sup tot}Z{sub 1}{sup 2/3}+{sigma}{sub pn}{sup tot}N{sub 1}{sup 2/3})+{radical}({sigma}{sub pp}{sup tot}Z{sub 2}{sup 2/3}+{sigma}{sub pn}{sup tot}N{sub 2}{sup 2/3})) {sup 2} in the mass range 8 to 100. Also, we find a parameter-free relation that enables us to predict a total reaction cross section for any nucleus-nucleus within 10% uncertainty at most, using the experimental value of the total reaction cross section of a given nucleus-nucleus. The power of the relation is demonstrated by several examples. The energy dependence of the nuclear interaction radius is deduced; it is found to be almost constant in the energy range from about 200A MeV to about 1A GeV; in this energy range and for nuclei with N=Z, R{sub I}(A)=(1.14{+-}0.02)A{sup 1/3} fm.

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DOE OSTI2010

Total reaction cross sections from elastic {alpha}-nucleus scattering angular distributions around the Coulomb barrier

The total reaction cross section {sigma}{sub reac} is a valuable measure for the prediction of {alpha}-induced reaction cross sections within the statistical model and for the comparison of scattering of tightly bound projectiles to weakly bound and exotic projectiles. Here we provide the total reaction cross sections {sigma}{sub reac} derived from our previously published angular distributions of elastic {alpha}-nucleus scattering on {sup 89}Y, {sup 92}Mo, {sup 112,124}Sn, and {sup 144}Sm at energies around the Coulomb barrier.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2010

Calculation of proton total reaction cross sections for some target nuclei in incident energy range of 10-600 MeV

In this study, proton total reaction cross sections have been investigated for some isotopes such as {sup 12}C, {sup 27}Al, {sup 9}Be, {sup 16}O, {sup 181}Ta, {sup 197}Au, {sup 6}Li, and {sup 14}N by a proton beam up to 600 MeV. Calculation of the proton total cross sections has been carried out by the analytic expression formulated by M.A. Alvi by using Coulomb-modified Glauber theory with the Helm model nuclear form factor. The obtained results have been discussed and compared with the available experimental data and found to be in agreement with each other.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2017

Time-dependent microscopic description of total reaction cross sections for collisions of {sup 6}He and {sup 9}Li nuclei with {sup 28}Si nuclei at low and intermediate energies

A microscopic description is given for the collisions of the {sup 9}Li and {sup 6}He nuclei with the {sup 28}Si nucleus. It is based on numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for the external neutrons of the projectile nuclei. The corrections to the nucleus-nucleus potential associated with the redistribution of external neutrons were determined for energies of 5 to 60 MeV/nucleon using the time-dependent folding potential. The probability of leaving the elastic channel was calculated using the reflectionless boundary condition for partial waves. The calculated cross sections are in agreement with the experimental data on the total cross sections for the above reactions.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

{sup 7,9,10}Be elastic scattering and total reaction cross sections on a {sup 12}C target

Elastic scattering angular distributions for {sup 7}Be, {sup 9}Be, and {sup 10}Be isotopes on {sup 12}C target were measured at laboratory energies of 18.8, 26.0, and 23.2 MeV, respectively. The analysis was performed in terms of optical model potentials using Woods-Saxon and double-folding form factors. Also, continuum discretized coupled-channels calculations were performed for {sup 7}Be and {sup 9}Be + {sup 12}C systems to infer the role of breakup in the elastic scattering. For the {sup 10}Be + {sup 12}C system, bound states coupled-channels calculations were considered. Moreover, total reaction cross sections were deduced from the elastic scattering analysis and compared with published data on other weakly and tightly bound projectiles elastically scattered on the {sup 12}C target, as a function of energy.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Elastic scattering and total reaction cross sections for the {sup 8}B, {sup 7}Be, and {sup 6}Li +{sup 12}C systems

Angular distributions for the elastic scattering of {sup 8}B, {sup 7}Be, and {sup 6}Li on a {sup 12}C target have been measured at E{sub lab}=25.8, 18.8, and 12.3 MeV, respectively. The analyses of these angular distributions have been performed in terms of the optical model using Woods-Saxon and double-folding type potentials. The effect of breakup in the elastic scattering of {sup 8}B+{sup 12}C is investigated by performing coupled-channels calculations with the continuum discretized coupled-channel method and cluster-model folding potentials. Total reaction cross sections were deduced from the elastic-scattering analysis and compared with published data on elastic scattering of other weakly and tightly bound projectiles on {sup 12}C, as a function of energy. With the exception of {sup 4}He and {sup 16}O, the data can be described using a universal function for the reduced cross sections.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2014

Elastic scattering and total reaction cross section for the {sup 6}He+{sup 58}Ni system

Elastic scattering measurements of {sup 6}He + {sup 58}Ni system have been performed at the laboratory energy of 21.7 MeV. The {sup 6}He secondary beam was produced by a transfer reaction {sup 9}Be ({sup 7}Li, {sup 6}He) and impinged on {sup 58}Ni and {sup 197}Au targets, using the Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) facility, RIBRAS, installed in the Pelletron Laboratory of the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. The elastic angular distribution was obtained in the angular range from 15° to 80° in the center of mass frame. Optical model calculations have been performed using a hybrid potential to fit the experimental data. The total reaction cross section was derived.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Deformation effect on total reaction cross sections for neutron-rich Ne isotopes

The isotope dependence of measured reaction cross sections in the scattering of {sup 28-32}Ne isotopes from a {sup 12}C target at 240 MeV/nucleon is analyzed by the double-folding model with the Melbourne g matrix. The density of the projectile is calculated by the mean-field model with the deformed Woods-Saxon potential. The deformation is evaluated by antisymmetrized molecular dynamics. The deformation of the projectile enhances calculated reaction cross sections to the measured values.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2026

Glauber-Theory Calculations of High-Energy Nuclear Scattering Observables Using Variational Monte Carlo Wave Functions

Experiments using intermediate- to high-energy radioactive nuclear beams present numerous findings. Extracting important properties of physical observables relies on a firm theoretical analysis. Though Glauber theory is believed to work well, no convincing calculation has so far been done. Here, we perform ab initio Glauber theory calculations of both elastic differential cross sections and total reaction cross sections for p+ 12 C, 12 C+ 12 C, and 6 He+ 12 C systems. The wave functions of both 6 He and 12 C are generated by variational Monte Carlo calculations with spatial and spin-isospin correlations induced by realistic two- and three-nucleon potentials. Glauber’s phase-shift function is computed by Monte Carlo integration up to all orders of nucleon-nucleon multiple scatterings. We show an excellent performance of the Glauber description to the selected data on the above systems. We also find that the cumulant expansion of the phase-shift function converges rapidly up to the second order for the above systems. This finding will open up interesting applications for the analysis of high-energy nuclear experiments.

Horiuchi, W. [Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan↗
DOE OSTI2026

Glauber-theory analysis of nuclear reactions on a 12 C target with variational Monte Carlo wave functions

The application of Glauber theory has been playing an increasingly important role with the study of unstable or exotic nuclei. Its adaptation to medium and high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions is severely limited because one has to evaluate the matrix elements of multiple-scattering operators. The extraction of physical observables has been done using ‘approximate’ Glauber theory whose validity is hard to evaluate. Here, we perform a full calculation of the matrix elements using Monte Carlo integration and analyze the elastic differential cross sections and the total reaction cross sections for p+¹²C, ⁴,⁶He+¹²C, and ¹²C+¹²C collisions. We use the variational Monte Carlo wave functions for ⁴,⁶He and ¹²C obtained by using realistic two- and three-nucleon potentials. We demonstrate the performance of the Glauber-theory calculations by comparing with available experimental data. We further discuss the accuracy of the conventional approximate methods in the light of the cumulant expansion for Glauber’s phase-shift function.

Horiuchi, W. [Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan↗
DOE OSTI2017

Sub-barrier fusion of weakly bound Li 6 with Ni 58

Evaporation-proton yields were measured for the fusion of the weakly bound nucleus 6 Li on a 58 Ni target at six near- or sub-barrier bombarding energies. Effects of the one-neutron transfer reaction were estimated and corrections made. Total-fusion cross sections were deduced using calculated proton multiplicities. The resulting fusion excitation function shows a considerable enhancement with respect to calculations for a bare potential. Inelastic couplings are estimated to have insignificant effects on such fusion. Here, the sum of total fusion plus one-neutron transfer cross sections nearly saturates the total reaction cross section in the energy region measured. Comparison with previous results appropriately scaled for the 6 Li+( 59 Co, 64 Ni, 64 Zn) systems shows good consistency except for some data spread at the lower energies.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2010

Optical model calculations on the threshold anomaly for the {sup 6}Li+{sup 28}Si and {sup 7}Li+{sup 28}Si systems at near-Coulomb-barrier energies

A simultaneous analysis of elastic scattering, fusion, and total reaction cross sections for the weakly bound systems {sup 6,7}Li+{sup 28}Si at energies close to the Coulomb barrier is performed by optical model calculations. The nuclear polarization potential U is split into volume part U{sub F}, which accounts for fusion reactions and a surface part U{sub DR}, responsible for direct reactions. The parameters of the Woods-Saxon potentials are determined by a {chi}{sup 2} analysis of the data. The presence of the threshold anomaly or the breakup threshold anomaly is investigated from the energy dependence of both the fusion and direct reaction parts of the polarization potential.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2022

First near-threshold measurements of the 13 C($α, n$ 1 ) 16 O reaction for low-background-environment characterization

The modeling of background sources in large volume detection systems requires accurate nuclear cross sections for a variety of reactions. Among the most important are (α,n) on light nuclei, where α particles, up to ≈9 MeV, are produced from the decay of actinides present in trace amounts in detection and structural material. In order to model the neutron energy spectra and production of other secondary particles, the partial cross sections are needed. Yet very little experimental data exists for these partial cross sections because past measurements, hampered by the experimental challenges of neutron detection, have focused mostly on total reaction cross section measurements. Here, in this paper, the partial cross section of the 13 C(α,n 1 ) 16 O reaction is reported for the first time. The measurements were made near the reaction threshold using a high energy resolution helium spectrometer. The measurements show a rapidly increasing cross section, which quickly becomes a significant fraction of the total reaction cross section. Measurements are compared with previous theory estimates and differences of more than an order of magnitude are found. A comparison is made with new total cross section measurements and the current level of consistency is demonstrated.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2017

Peculiarities in total cross sections of reactions with weakly bound nuclei {sup 6}He, {sup 9}Li

The energy dependence of the total cross sections for the {sup 6}He + Si and {sup 9}Li + Si reactions was measured at beam energies between 5 and 20 MeV per nucleon. The results agree with experimental data published for the {sup 6}He + Si reaction. New data are obtained for the {sup 9}Li + Si reaction in the vicinity of a local enhancement of the total cross section. A theoretical analysis of the possible reasons behind the appearance of this peculiarity in the case of collisions of {sup 6}He and {sup 9}Li nuclei with silicon target nuclei is performed. In particular, the enhancement may owe its origin to the effect of loosely bound projectile nucleons.

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