Mesonic wakes in nuclear matter,with application to meson production in nuclear collisions

The process of meson production by a source moving uniformly through infinite nuclear matter is studied in field theoretic models in which a source-meson coupling is assumed, and in which the only effect of the nuclear medium is to modify the propagator of the mesons. If the meson dispersion relation, ω(k), in the medium becomes space-like in some region of k, k > ω(k), there is, for relativistic source velocities, energy loss to the mesonic excitations. Models of the pion propagator in nuclear matter lead to such a space-like region. Rates of pion production are calculated in the lowest order of the pion-source coupling. Consideration of higher order terms leads to an interesting class of problems which we designate as those of “non-Abelian Cherenkov radiation.” Brief consideration is given to the excitation of nuclear collective modes and to the problems of treating meson production in finite nuclei.     

The K–nucleus cross sections in relativistic non-linear models

The K⁺−nucleus cross sections have been calculated in relativistic non-linear models taking into account the in-medium modifications of nucleons and mesons properties. More precisely, we have taken into account both the dressing of the nucleon effective mass by the scalar nuclear field in the target and the coupling of the mesons exchanged between the K⁺ and the nucleons to the polarization of the medium. First, using the most recent relativistic non-linear models, the in-medium σ, ω and ρ meson masses have been obtained in the nuclear matter rest frame. The influence of the non-linear contributions on the K⁺−nucleus cross sections has then been studied. Finally, we have compared our results with the experimental data.     

核物质中π分子引起的粒子－空穴和△－空穴激发

以π介子为例给出了正确计算核物质中粒子－空穴激发的相对论方法，指出了它与通常计算方法的区别及通常计算方法中所作近似的不合理性．并与非相对论的粒子－空穴激发的色散关系进行了比较．我们还用这一方法计算并给出了△－空穴激发的表达式．     

Relation between nuclear matter and nuclear potential in inelastic alpha—nucleus scattering

Inelastic transition form factors for alpha—nucleus collective excitations are derived from deformed matter distributions by averaging an effective alpha nucleus interaction over the nucleons in the nucleus. The method is an extension of the procedure of calculating the real part of elastic alpha—nucleus potentials from nuclear matter distributions. Numerical examples for the nuclei of ⁴²Ca and ¹⁴²Nd are given. The resulting inelastic form factors depend on the multipolarity of the inelastic excitation and differ from those conventionally derived from a deformed optical potential.     

核物质里π介子的吸收与类声集体模式的激发

跟核物质主要特性相一致的相对论性平均场理论被用来研究核物质里的类声集体模式的激发。已自洽地求出对应于相对论平均场耦合方程组的数值解,并计算出核子的有效质量、类声波速度和类声解的振幅。当核密度靠近或者大于核物质的饱和密度时,这样的类声波非平庸解是可以存在的。 关键词：     

σ-ω Mixing for the Collective Excitation Spectra of σ, ω Mesons in Nuclear Matter

We study σ-ω mixing on the σ and ω propagators in two ways. The collective excitation spectra of σ,ω mesons are calculated by using these propagators. We find that the two ways of σ-ω mixing give very similar collective excitation spectra in the time-like region.     

Collective excitations in the unitary correlation operator method and relativistic QRPA studies of exotic nuclei

The collective excitation phenomena in atomic nuclei are studied in two different formulations of the random-phase approximation (RPA): (i) RPA based on correlated realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions constructed within the unitary correlation operator method (UCOM) and (ii) relativistic RPA derived from effective Lagrangians with density-dependent meson-exchange interactions. The former includes the dominant interaction-induced short-range central and tensor correlations by means of unitary transformation. It is shown that UCOM-RPA correlations induced by collective nuclear vibrations recover a part of the residual long-range correlations that are not explicitly included in the UCOM Hartree-Fock ground state. Both RPA models are employed in studies of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance in closed-shell nuclei across the nuclide chart, with an emphasis on the sensitivity of its properties on the constraints for the range of the UCOM correlation functions. Within the relativistic quasiparticle RPA (RQRPA) based on the relativistic Hartree-Bogolyubov model, the occurrence of pronounced low-lying dipole excitations is predicted in nuclei towards the proton drip line. From the analysis of the transition densities and the structure of the RQRPA amplitudes, it is shown that these states correspond to the proton pygmy dipole resonance. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

稳定和不稳定核巨共振性质的相对论研究

在相对论平均场的基态上自洽的相对论无规位相近似(RRPA)理论框架下,研究稳定核和不稳定核的巨共振性质.研究了稳定核²⁰⁸Pb,¹⁴⁴Sm,¹¹⁶Sn,⁹⁰Zr,⁴⁰Ca,¹⁶O和不稳定核Ca同位素链同位旋标量和同位旋矢量集体巨共振激发,并讨论了Dirac海负能核子态和矢量介子空间分量对核的巨共振性质的影响.研究的结果表明,Dirac海负能核子态和矢量介子空间分量对同位旋标量激发有贡献,特别是对重核,而对轻核它的贡献减弱,对于同位旋矢量激发的贡献可忽略.几组常用的相对论平均场非线性模型参量,不仅能成功的描述有限核的基态性质,也能很好地描述核的巨共振激发.对于N/Z极端情况下,同位旋矢量巨偶极激发模式存在低能集体激发,它是由于费密面附近弱束缚核子的激发和同位旋混杂效应 关键词： 相对论无规位相近似 核巨共振     

Study of the Binding Energy of Relativistic Nuclear Matter in the Relativistic σ-ω-π Model

A relativistic σ-ω-π model is proposed to calculate the binding energy of relativistic nuclear matter. We put emphasis on the relativistic particle-hole, delta-hole excitation of pion propagator in nuclear matter. The renormalization of the nucleon self-energy in nuclear matter is made for the pseudo-vector πNN and πNΔ couplings by introducing corresponding form factor and by dispersion relation. We find that the density dependence correction to meson-NN coupling constants is very important to saturate the binding energy of nuclear matter. The density dependence correction to πNN and πNΔ coupling constants has the effect of softening the EOS of nuclear matter.     

Prospects for coherently driven nuclear radiation by Coulomb excitation

Possible experiments are discussed in which Coulomb excitation of nuclear isomers would be followed by sequential energy release. The possibility of coherent Coulomb excitation of nuclei ensconced in a crystal by channeled relativistic heavy projectiles is considered. The phase shift between neighbor-nuclei excitations may be identical to the photon phase shift for emission in the forward direction. Thus, the elementary string of atoms may radiate coherently with emission of characteristics nuclear γ rays, and the intensity of the radiation would be increased due to the summation of amplitudes. Mössbauer conditions should be important for this new type of collective radiation, which could be promising in the context of the γ-lasing problem.     

A relativistic nuclear field theory with π and ρ mesons

The relativistic quantum field theory of Walecka is extended to include the interactions of π and ρ mesons. The proposed model is a non-abelian gauge theory and is renormalizable. The corresponding mean-field theory is derived and applied to calculations of cold nuclear matter.     

Collective modes in a slab of interacting nuclear matter

We consider a slab of nuclear matter and investigate the collective excitations, which develop in the response function of the system. We introduce a finiterange realistic interaction among the nucleons, which reproduces the full G-matrix by a linear combination of gaussian potentials in the various spin-isospin channels. We then analyze the collective modes of the slab in theS=T=1 channel: for moderate momenta hard and soft zero-sound modes are found, which exhaust most of the excitation strength. At variance with the results obtained with a zero range force, new “massive” excitations are found for the vector-isovector channel.     

格点核子-核子势在核物质中的相对论效应(英文)

利用最新的格点核子-核子势研究了核物质中的相对论效应。通过此格点核子-核子势场,首先我们构建一个包括π介子,σ介子以及ω介子的单玻色子交换势。势场中的介子-核子耦合常数以及截断动量通过拟合格点核力得到的核子-核子散射相移确定。随后采用非常成功的第一性原理多体计算方法Brueckner-Hartree-Fock模型,计算了核物质的基本性质。发现对称核物质的状态方程以及饱和性质在非相对论框架和相对论框架中有很明显的区别。在格点核力中,该相对论效应对核物质的结合能提供吸引的贡献。这与采用传统的核力计算得到的结果是相反的。The relativistic effect in nuclear matter is investigated with the latest lattice nucleon-nucleon (NN) potential. A one-boson-exchange potential (OBEP) including three mesons, pion, σ meson and ω meson was constructed based on the lattice NN potential. The meson-nucleon coupling constants and cutoff momentums are determined by fitting the phase shifts of NN scattering from lattice NN potential. The properties of nuclear matter with this OBEP from lattice potential are calculated by one very successful ab initio many-body method, Brueckner-Hartree-Fock model. The equations of state and saturation properties of symmetric nuclear matter present very obvious different behaviors in non-relativistic and relativistic frameworks. The relativistic effect plays attractive contributions with the components of S and D waves in lattice NN potential, which is opposite comparing to the relativistic effect from the conventional NN potential.     

Nuclear-matter modification of decay widths in the phi-->e+e- and phi-->K+K- channels

The invariant mass spectra of phi-->K+K- are measured in 12 GeV p+A reactions in order to search for the in-medium modification of phi mesons. The observed K+K- spectra are well reproduced by the relativistic Breit-Wigner function with a combinatorial background shape in three betagamma regions between 1.0 and 3.5. The nuclear mass number dependence of the yields of the K+K- decay channel is compared to the simultaneously measured e+e- decay channel for carbon and copper targets. We parameterize the production yields as sigma(A)=sigma0Aalpha and obtain alphaphi-->K+K- -alphaphi-->e+e- to be 0.14+/-0.12. Limits are obtained for the partial decay widths of the phi mesons in nuclear matter.     

Second Order Correction of Relativistic Optical Potential

The imaginary part of the off-energy shell optical potential of a nucleon in nuclear matter, where the polarization and correlation contribution of the exchanges of the σ and ω mesons are taken into account, is derived in the framework of the relativistic meson-nucleon field theory. The second order correction of the real part of the optical potential is calculated in terms of the dispersion relation and the effective mass of a nucleon in the nuclear medium is also investigated in this paper.     

Saturating chiral field theory for the study of nuclear matter in the relativistic Hartree approximation

The bulk properties of nuclear matter are studied by considering a chirally invariant lagrangian which contains an interaction term involving scalar and vector mesons, of the form (apart from a numerical factor) used by Boguta. The calculation is performed in the relativistic Hartree approximation which includes the baryon vacuum fluctuation correction.     

The phase transition to the quark-gluon plasma and its effect on hydrodynamic flow

It is shown that in ideal relativistic hydrodynamics a phase transition from hadron to quark and gluon degrees of freedom in the nuclear matter equation of state leads to a minimum in the excitation function of the transverse collective flow.     

Influence of Density-Dependent Coupling Constants on Equation of State of Infinite Symmetric Nuclear Matter

In the mean field approximation of nonlinear relativistic σ-ω-ρ model, we have studied the influence of density-dependent coupling constants between nucleons and mesons on the equation of state (EOS) of infinite symmetric nuclear matter in different conditions. We find that the EOS of nuclear matter will become stiffer as c, d in the self-interaction of σ meson increase when the coefficients except a_ω in Γ_ω, in which the opposite occurs, are fixed. On the other hand, greater values of a_σ, b_σ, c_σ, a_ω, d_ω and smaller values of d_σ, b_ω, c_ω will lead to stiffer EOS if c and d are fixed. Besides, greater values of Γ _σ,ω lead to stiffer EOS in high density region for the EOS with same incompressibility coefficient at saturation density.     

Nuclear compressibilities

We discuss the relation between the compressibility of nuclear matter and the frequencies of the collective monopole vibrations of nuclei. We analyse some of the problems which arise when one extrapolates from properties of finite nuclei to those of infinite nuclear matter. The best way to perform this extrapolation is to use a theory capable of describing both systems on the same footing. Self-consistent calculations using phenomenological effective interactions realize such a program. The general properties of these effective interactions are discussed. The theory we used is described; we emphasize that it accounts for both the properties of the ground states of nuclei and the small amplitude collective vibrations. Simple models of compression modes in infinite nuclear matter and in nuclei are presented; they illustrate various features of the collective modes in both systems. In particular we discuss the role of the shell structure and the effects of the nuclear surface. Results of extensive self-consistent calculations of the breathing mode of nuclei are presented and many features of the mode are analyzed. The role of the single particle spectrum on the frequencies of the collective modes is studied. Finally we briefly review the experimental situation on the monopole excitations of nuclei.We show that experimental data are compatible with a well defined value of the compression modulus of nuclear matter: K_∞ = 210±30 MeV.