Pionic Fusion Study of the halo analogue state6Li

The isobaric analogue state of the ground state of the halo nucleus⁶He,⁶Li* has been studied in a pionic fusion experiment at the CELSIUS storage ring facility in Uppsala, Sweden. This was the first of two proposed experiments with the aim to study the high momentum part of the wave functions of the halo nuclei⁶He and⁶Li (0⁺, T=1). The Li nuclei were produced in inverse kinematics reactions with alpha particles incident on a deuterium cluster jet target. The⁶Li ions were detected in a zero-degree spectrometer situated in the fourth quadrant of the CELSIUS ring. The measurement was done for three different beam energies corresponding to 5.4, 2.2 and 1.5 MeV above threshold in the c.m. The cross-sections slowly increase with beam energy from 95 nb at the lowest energy to about 250 nb at 5.4 MeV above threshold.     

核–核碰撞中喷注淬火导致的双强子产生压低

通过考虑喷注淬火效应,分析了相对论性高能重离子碰撞中双强子的产生.结果表明,喷注淬火压低了大不变质量谱和大横动量的双强子的产生.与质子–质子碰撞的情形类似,核–核的擦边碰撞(碰撞参数很大)产生的强子有很强的背靠背的关联.在核–核对心碰撞(碰撞参数很小)中,由于喷注穿过强作用物质导致的喷注淬火介质效应,产生的强子的背靠背的关联几乎消失.     

Longitudinal momentum distributions in stripping reactions with halo nuclei

Differential cross sections and longitudinal momentum distributions of observed particles are calculated for stripping reactions that result from diffractive interaction between halo nuclei and targets. The applicability of different analytic methods of calculation is considered. The advantages of an improved approximation of small target radius are demonstrated for valent halo nucleon absorption radii of 2–4 fm in describing momentum distributions in particular.     

Reaction mechanisms for light halo nuclei

Current nuclear physics focuses on exploring nucleon matter under extreme conditions, such as those that can be created in modern accelerator laboratories. On the neutron-rich side of stability, radioactive beams have already led to the discovery of halos in nuclei with neutron distributions extending to large distances. Halo nuclei are composite systems with prominent features of few-body correlations, which reveal themselves in various reactions involving these systems. We will discuss experiments that probe a halo structure through studying various reactions involving halo nuclei, with special emphasis on how, from the theoretical point of view, such reactions contribute to our knowledge of the structure and dynamics of the nuclear halo.     

Dynamical aspects of intermediate-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions

The Uehling-Uhlenbeck collision term is derived from coupled equations of motion for the one-body density matrix and the two-body correlation function as obtained from the density-matrix hierarchy. The respective approximations introduced are related with energy and momentum conservation in single nucleon-nucleon collisions and found numerically to be approximately valid for energetic nucleon-nucleon collisions in case of intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions. Primary collision times of nucleons in the dinuclear reaction zone are calculated for various laboratory energies and the approach to local equilibrium is followed in time. Average relaxation times for highly excited finite nuclear systems are found to be considerably shorter than for related infinite nuclear matter problems, however, still too large as to allow for the formation of hot spots in nuclei.     

Relations between the differential cross sections for diffractive processes of nucleon stripping and halo-nucleus core stripping

A comparative analysis of the nucleon stripping and core stripping reactions induced by a halo nucleus is presented on the basis of certain models for diffractive processes. It follows from calculations for the halo nucleus 11Be that the transverse momentum distribution of nucleons for core stripping (as the longitudinal momentum distribution) is less distorted by absorption in a target than the distribution of core fragments for nucleon stripping. The obtained relations between the cross sections for the stripping reactions simplify interpretation of the calculation results.     

One dimensional three-body model for low energy reactions of halo nuclei

One dimensional three-body model which simulates the low energy reactions of the nuclei with halo structure, is investigated by solving exactly the three-body Schrödinger equation. The dynamical roles of the halo neutron during the reaction are studied in detail. The decrease of the fusion probability, as well as the large transfer and break-up probabilities, are found for halo nuclei.     

用中子晕弹核探寻同位旋非对称核物质状态方程

总结和评述了用中子晕弹核探寻同位旋非对称核物质状态方程。 在具有同位旋和动量依赖的同位旋相关量子分子动力学框架内, 采用对比中子晕弹核和相等质量稳定弹核在完全相同入射道条件下物理观测量的差别, 来突出中子晕核明显的同位旋效应和加强物理观测量对于同位旋的灵敏性, 从而提取核物质状态方程。 例如, 与稳定弹核碰撞系统相比, 中子晕弹核明显提高了发射核子的中子\|质子比和增加了它对于对称势的灵敏性, 这两点特征非常有利于提取对称势。 同样, 由于中子晕弹核碰撞系统在低能区（E<60 MeV）由于内部松散结构减弱了核子碰撞力度和动量耗散, 与稳定核碰撞系统相比, 明显提高了原子核阻止; 而在高能区由于两体碰撞同位旋效应的增加, 从而明显提高了原子核阻止。 利用这些特征可以提取核子\|核子碰撞截面的介质效应和同位旋依赖性。 Based on the isospin and momentum dependent quantum molecular dynamics, we use the comparison for the differences between observables in the reactions induced by the halo\|neutron projectile and stable projectile with the same mass under complete same incident channel condition to protrude the isospin effect of halo\|neutron projectile and strengthen the sensitivity of observable on the isospin for extracting the information for the equation of state. For example, the halo\|neutron projectile increases the emitted neutron\|proton ratio and then enhances its sensitivity on the symmetrical potential. Two points above are more favorable than the normal neutron\|rich and neutron\|poor projectiles for extracting the symmetry potential. We also found that the neutron\|halo projectile induces the decrease of nuclear stopping in lower beam energy region and the increase in higher beam energy region, compared to corresponding same mass stable projectile under the same incident channel condition, so that we can use these properties to extract the information for the medium effect and isospin effect of in\|medium nucleon\|nucleon cross section.     

Deuteron fragmentationd+p→p+p+n at 9 GeV/c

Gamma-ray energy correlations have been measured for several reactions leading to light-mass Hf isotopes with 160 ?A?166. The correlation spectra show ridge-valley structures up to high rotational frequencies from which a drop in J _c ⁽²⁾ is deduced at high frequencies. This drop suggests that a large portion of the angular momentum is generated by aligning particles. It may also be explained by the theoretically predicted triaxial states with large deformation.     

质子滴线核8B的实验研究进展

质子滴线核8B的最后一个质子的分离能只有0.137 5 MeV,被认为是最有可能具有质子晕结构的候选核之一,对其反应机制和奇特结构的研究吸引了人们的关注。针对8B的奇特结构和反应机制研究是一个非常有趣的课题,研究人员在包括反应截面、碎裂产物动量分布宽度、电四极矩、熔合截面及弹性散射等方面开展了大量的工作。但是8B的研究至今仍不够充分,需要从理论和实验上对其进行更深入的研究。     

High energy hadron spin flip amplitude

The high energy part of the hadron spin flip amplitude is examined in the framework of the new high energy general structure (HEGS) model of the elastic hadron scattering at high energies. The different forms of the hadron spin flip amplitude are compared in the impact parameters representation. It is shown that the existing experimental data of the proton-proton and proton-antiproton elastic scattering at high energy in the region of the diffraction minimum and at large momentum transfer give support in the presence of the energy-independent part of the hadron spin flip amplitude with the momentum dependence proposed in the works by Galynskii–Kuraev.     

On some approximations in the theory of halo nucleus reactions

The halo nucleus nucleon stripping reaction on a light target is studied using the diffraction theory of reactions with weakly bound nuclei. An improved version of the approximation of a small target’s radius (compared to the size of a halo nucleus) is formulated. Simple analytical expressions for the differential cross section and the longitudinal momentum distribution of observed particles that allow us to calculate them with good accuracy are obtained.     

Remarks on halo nuclei

On the ground of a relationship between the rms radius and the separation energy, we compare halo nuclei to diffuse diatomics. It underlines the essential difference between these two kinds of weakly bound systems: whereas the two-body approximation seems well justified in the case of diatomics, it becomes questionable in the nuclear case when the separation energy approaches zero. Because of this particular situation, we conjecture that the Efimov states have less chances to be observed in nuclear than in molecular cases. Discussing possibilities of measuring accurately the rms radius of halo wave function, we propose a strategy based on the parallel momentum distribution measured in dissociation experiments, together with the use of an Abel transform.     

Initial and Final State Temperatures of Antiproton Emission Sources in High Energy Collisions

The momentum or transverse momentum spectra of antiprotons produced at mid-rapidity in proton-helium (p+He), gold-gold (Au+Au), deuton-gold (d+Au), and lead-lead (Pb+Pb) collisions over an energy range from a few GeV to a few TeV are analyzed by the Erlang distribution, the inverse power-law (the Hagedorn function), and the blast-wave fit, or the superposition of two-component step function. The excitation functions of parameters such as the mean transverse momentum, initial state temperature, kinetic freeze-out temperature, and transverse flow velocity increase (slightly) from a few GeV to a few TeV and from peripheral to central collisions. At high energy and in central collisions, large collision energy is deposited in the system, which results in high degrees of excitation and expansion.

     

Absorption effects in halo-nucleus core or nucleon stripping reactions

Inclusive halo-nucleus core or nucleon stripping reactions are considered on the basis of a potential three-body model using the eikonal and adiabatic approximations. Clear analytical expressions for the cross sections of these reactions are obtained, and numerical calculations for ¹¹Be halo nucleus are performed. Constituent absorption by the target nucleus substantially influences the integral and differential (with respect to longitudinal momentum) nucleon stripping cross section. It is demonstrated that the differential core stripping cross section contains more complete information on the unperturbed wave function of the halo nucleus.     

Common suppression pattern of eta and pi0 mesons at high transverse momentum in Au + Au collisions at square root S(NN) = 200 GeV

Inclusive transverse momentum spectra of eta mesons have been measured within p(T) = 2-10 GeV/c at midrapidity by the PHENIX experiment in Au + Au collisions at square root S(NN) = 200 GeV. In central Au+Au the eta yields are significantly suppressed compared to peripheral Au + Au, d + Au, and p + p yields scaled by the corresponding number of nucleon-nucleon collisions. The magnitude, centrality, and p(T) dependence of the suppression is common, within errors, for eta and pi0. The ratio of eta to pi0 spectra at high p(T) amounts to 0.40 < R(eta/pi)0 < 0.48 for the three systems, in agreement with the world average measured in hadronic and nuclear reactions and, at large scaled momentum, in e+e- collisions.     

Diquarks in exclusive reactions at large momentum transfer

Following many theoretical and experimental indications we assume that diquarks, in certain intermediate energy regions, can act as quasi-elementary constituents and take part in large momentum transfer reactions. We apply the idea to large angle exclusive interactions and show that diquarks could explain the whole amount of intriguing polarisation data in proton-proton elastic scattering and πp→?p reactions. The behaviour of the electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon is also discussed in the diquark model.     

Nuclear structure studies on halo nuclei by direct reactions with radioactive beams

The investigation of direct reactions with exotic beams in inverse kinematics gives access to a wide field of nuclear structure studies in the region far off stability. The basic concept and the methods involved are briefly discussed. The present contribution will focus on the investigation of light neutron-rich halo nuclei. Such nuclei reveal a new type of nuclear structure, namely an extended neutron distribution surrounding a nuclear core. An overview on this phenomenon, and on the various methods which gave first evidence and qualitative confirmation of our present picture of halo nuclei, is given. To obtain more quantitative information on the radial shape of halo nuclei, elastic proton scattering on neutron-rich light nuclei at intermediate energies was recently investigated for the first time. This method is demonstrated to be an effective means for studying the nuclear matter distributions of such nuclei. The results on the nuclear matter radii of ⁶He and ⁸He, the deduced nuclear matter density distributions, and the significance of the data on the halo structure is discussed. The present data allow also a sensitive test of theoretical model calculations on the structure of neutron-rich helium isotopes. A few examples are presented. The investigation of few-nucleon transfer reactions in inverse kinematics may provide new and complementary information on nuclear structure, as well as astrophysical questions. The physics motivation and the experimental concept for such experiments, to be performed due to momentum matching reasons at low incident energies around 5–20 MeV/u at the new generation low energy radioactive beam facilities SPIRAL, PIAFE, etc., is briefly discussed.