Developing Nucleon Self-Energies to Generate the Ingredients for the Description of Nuclear Reactions / by Mack C. Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Mack C, author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,. 2190-5053

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear physics.

Astrophysics.

Crystallography.

Particle and Nuclear Physics.

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Crystallography and Scattering Methods.

Local Subjects:

Particle and Nuclear Physics.

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Crystallography and Scattering Methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 143 pages) : 54 illustrations, 49 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2020.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

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Summary:

This thesis develops the dispersive optical model into a tool that allows for the assessment of the validity of nuclear reaction models, thereby generating unambiguous removal probabilities of nucleons from valence orbits using the electron-induced proton knockout reaction. These removal probabilities document the substantial quantitative degree in which nuclei deviate from the independent-particle model description. Another outcome reported within is the prediction for the neutron distribution of Ca-40, Ca-48, and Pb-208. The neutron radii of these nuclei have direct relevance for the understanding of neutron stars and are currently the subject of delicate experiments. Unlike other approaches, the current method is consistent with all other relevant data and describes nuclei beyond the independent-particle model. Finally, a new interpretation of the saturation probabilities of infinite nuclear matter is proposed suggesting that the semi-empirical mass formula must be supplemented with a better extrapolation from nuclei to infinite matter.

Contents:

Chapter1: Introductory Remarks

Chapter2: Theoretical Background

Chapter3: A DOM Analysis of 40Ca(e; e0p)39K

Chapter4: Neutron Skin Thickness of Asymmetric Nuclei

Chapter5: DOM Binding Energies and Nuclear Matter

Chapter6: Momentum Distributions

Chapter7: Conclusions and Outlook.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-53114-0

9783030531140

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