Neutron total cross sections on nuclei at Fermilab energies

We have measured total cross sections for neutrons on protons, deuteriom, beryllium, carbon, aluminium, iron, copper, cadmium, tungsten, lead, and uranium for momenta between 30 and 300 GeV/c. The measurements were carried out in a small-angle neutral beam at Fermilab. Typical accuracy of the data is 0.5 to 1%. The cross sections are consistent with an A^0.77±0.01 dependence over the entire momentum range. The cross sections are compared with theoretical predictions. Agreement is found only if inelastic screening is included. Nuclear radii obtained from our data are in good agreement with previous determinations.     

The rise of total cross sections and a critical pomeron

The framework of a Reggeon Field Theory with thresholds in rapidity is used to predict the rise of pp total cross section while maintaining the critical character of the pomeron.     

Total cross sections scattering at of positron-sodium low energies

A new calculation for the total cross section of positron-sodium scattering is performed in an energy range down to a few tenths of one electron volt using the coupled-channel optical method.The ionization continuum and the positronium formation channels are included via an equivalent-local complex potential.The role played by the break-up and rearrangement processes in the low energy positron-sodium scattering is also investigated.The total scattering cross section is reported and compared with the available theoretical and experimental data.     

Neutron total,scattering and inelastic Gamma-ray cross sections of yttrium at few MeV energies

Neutron total, scattering and (n; n′,γ) cross sections of elemental yttrium (⁸⁹Y) were measured in the few-MeV region. The neutron total-cross-section measurements were made with broad resolutions from ≈0.5 to 4.2MeV in steps of ?0.1 MeV. Neutron elastic- and inelastic-scattering cross sections were measured from ≈1.5 to 4.0 MeV, at incident-neutron energy intervals of ≈50keV and at ten or more scattering angles distributed between 20 and 160 degrees using neutron detection. Inelastic-scattering cross sections were also determined using the (n; n′,γ) reaction at incident energies from 1.6 to 3.8 MeV at intervals of 0.1 MeV. Gamma-rays and/or inelastically-scattered neutrons were observed corresponding to the excitation of levels at: 909.0±0.5, 1,507.4 ±0.3, 1,744.5±0.3, 2,222.6±0.5, 2,530±0.8, 2,566.4±1.0, 2,622.5±1.0, 2,871.9 ±1.5, 2,880.6±2.0, 3,067.0±2.0, 3,107.0±2.0, 3,140.0±2.0, 3,410.0±2.0, 3,450.0±2.0, 3,504.0 ±1.5, 3,514.0±2.0, 3,556.0±2.0, 3,619.0±3.0, 3,629.0±3.0 and 3,715.0±3.0 keV. The experimental results are discussed in terms of the spherical-optical-statistical, coupledchannels, and core-coupling models, and in the context of previously reported excitedlevel structure.     

Nuclear collisions at super-high energies

The development of the angular distributions of particles produced in proton-nucleus collisions in the energy range between 67 and about 3000 GeV is presented.     

Total cross sections of positronben sodium scattering at low energies

A new calculation for the total cross section of positron-sodium scattering is performed in an energy range down to a few tenths of one electron volt using the coupled-channel optical method. The ionization continuum and the positronium formation channels are included via an equivalent-local complex potential. The role played by the break-up and rearrangement processes in the low energy positron-sodium scattering is also investigated. The total scattering cross section is reported and compared with the available theoretical and experimental data.     

Neutron total cross sections of Sc,V, Cu and Rh at μeV energies

The state densities of nucleons in a diffuse nuclear well are calculated using the WKB-method. Using realistic values for the potential parameters and a smooth empirical Fermi level, we find a state density parametera in agreement with the experiment.     

Angular dependence of the differential cross section of hadronic exclusive processes at asymptotic energies

The angular dependence of the differential cross section is derived for meson-baryon and baryon-baryon elastic scattering and for some related processes, in the framework of the constituent interchange model, assuming the validity of dimensional scaling laws and using the Mandelstam representation of the amplitude.     

Coulomb polarization corrections to the cross sections of nucleosynthesis at low energies

The effects of electric polarizability of particles are shown to play an insignificant role in nucleosynthesis reactions at astrophysical low energies. The polarization corrections to S-factors of the reactions under consideration are defined by the value of the polarization potential at the boundary of the nuclear force range and do not exceed the quantity of the order of 0.1%.     

Unexpected behavior of heavy-ion fusion cross sections at extreme sub-barrier energies

The excitation function for fusion evaporation in the (60)Ni+ (89)Y system was measured over a range in cross section covering 6 orders of magnitude. The cross section exhibits an abrupt decrease at extreme sub-barrier energies. This behavior, which is also present in a few other systems found in the literature, cannot be reproduced with present models, including those based on a coupled-channels approach. Possible causes are discussed, including a dependence on the intrinsic structure of the participants.