Direct pion-nucleus interactions in the resonance region
Master Thesis
1983
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The direct reactions of pions with nuclei in the energy region of the πN(3,3) resonance are examined in the eikonal formalism. In particular, the angular and energy dependence of the elastic scattering of πsup(+-) from the calcium isotopes 40Ca, 48Ca is studied, using a detailed phenomenological approach. Excellent agreement is obtained with experimental data. A closely related investigation is also made of the inelastic excitation of low-lying collective states of 40Ca, 48Ca by pions. The resulting one-parameter fits yield deformation lengths which are compared with simple collective model predictions. The total cross-sections for neutral pion scattering from 40Ca, 48Ca in the resonance region are investigated as well, and predictions are made
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Bibliography: pages 141-143.
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Field, G. 1983. Direct pion-nucleus interactions in the resonance region. University of Cape Town.