Initial State Interaction in the (π+,3p) Reaction on N, Ar and Xe

The pion absorption reaction (π^{+,3 p} ) on Ar was studied at pion energies of 70, 118, 162 and 239 MeV, and on N and Xe at 239 MeV. The 3p cross section with a 50 MeV cut on the missing energy is presented. The existence of an initial state interaction (ISI) component to the reaction was investigated. The portion of the 3p cross section assigned to the ISI process is less than one half and at lower energies significantly so. Received: 11 December 1997     

Search for superheavy hydrogen isotopes <Superscript>6</Superscript>H and <Superscript>7</Superscript>H in stopped π-absorption reactions

Experimental search for superheavy hydrogen isotopes ⁶H and ⁷H was performed in the stopped pion absorption on ⁹Be and ¹¹B nuclei. The structures in the missing-mass spectra were observed in the reaction channels ⁹Be(π^-, pd )X and ¹¹B(π^-, p⁴He)X . Four states of ⁶H were proposed. Evidences for ⁷H formation were obtained in the reaction channels ⁹Be(π^-, pp)X and ¹¹B(π^-, p³He)X .     

New parameterization of the trinucleon wave function and its application to the π <Superscript>3</Superscript>He scattering length

We present a new parameterization of the trinucleon wave function. As a novel feature a separable parameterization for the complete wave function is given. In this way any calculation that considers two-body currents only is largely simplified. To demonstrate this we calculate the π³He scattering length in chiral-perturbation theory. We find reasonable agreement with experimental values inferred from data on level shifts in pionic ³He bound states. The relevance of the π-triton system for an alternative determination of the πN scattering lengths is discussed. Received: 12 August 2002 / Accepted: 25 November 2002 / Published online: 25 February 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: c.hanhart@fz.juelich.de Communicated by V. Vento     

On the cascade approach to the quantum multiscattering problem

The multiscattering problem is studied in the matrix density formalism. We study how to isolate the quasi-classical degrees of freedom in order to connect them with a cascade approach. The different problems that arise, as well as their possible solutions, are discussed and exemplified with a pion-nucleus model. Received: 24 May 2002 / Accepted: 25 July 2002 / Published online: 17 January 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: salcedo@ugr.es Communicated by A. Sch?fer     

Medium effects in the production and π0γ decay of ω-mesons in pA collisions in the GeV region

The ω resonance production and its π⁰γ decay in pA reactions close to threshold is considered within the Intranuclear Cascade (INC) model. The π⁰γ invariant-mass distribution shows two components which correspond to the ω decay “inside” and “outside” the nucleus, respectively. The “inside” component is distorted by medium effects, which introduce a mass shift as well as collisional broadening for the ω-meson and its decaying pion. The relative contribution of the “inside” component is analyzed in detail for different kinematical conditions and nuclear targets. It is demonstrated that a measurement of the correlation in azimuthal angle between the π⁰ and γ momenta allows to separate events related to the “inside”ω decay from different sources of background when uncorrelated π⁰'s and γ's are produced. Received: 2 April 2001 / Accepted: 5 June 2001     

Non-linear optics and magneto-optics on nano-structured interfaces

The behaviour of the reflectivity and Kerr magneto-optic effects in the non-linear second-harmonic (SH) field diffracted from nano-scale structured ferromagnetic interfaces is reported. Measurements are made in both the linear and non-linear fields at two different fundamental wavelengths (1064 nm and 800 nm) and their associated harmonics. Resonant behaviour observed as a function of angle of incidence is identified with surface-plasmon production that is known to intensify the local field within the interface. Radiation incident at angles of incidence that optimise coupling to the electron plasma produces an increase in the SH field radiated in the vicinity of those angles. Similarly, at those angles of incidence where radiation at the SH wavelengths (532 nm and 400 nm) couples optimally to the electron plasma, troughs are seen in the angular spectrum of the generated SH radiation. Kerr magneto-optic measurements taken in both the linear field and the SH field both show very significant enhancement at angles meeting the plasma-resonance condition. The totality of experimental data presented allows the conclusion that intensification of the interface electric field due to plasmon creation enhances not only the SH reflection coefficient, as was already known, but also the magneto-optic reflection coefficients in both linear and SH fields. Received: 16 October 2001 / Revised version: 14 March 2002 / Published online: 29 May 2002     

A two-pion exchange three-nucleon force based on a realistic πN interaction

The contribution of a ππ-exchange three-body force to the three-nucleon binding energy is calculated in terms of a πN amplitude. The latter is based on a meson-theoretical model of πN interaction developed by the Jülich group. Similar to a previous study based on simple phenomenological πN potentials a very small effect of the resulting three-body force is found. Possible origins of the two-orders-of-magnitude discrepancy between the present result and the values obtained for the Tucson-Melbourne three-body force are investigated. Evidence is provided that this discrepancy is most likely due to strikingly different off-shell properties of the πN amplitudes underlying the two approaches. Received: 9 February 2000     

High spin state of Mn in an ideal monolayer on Ag(001)

We studied the magnetic properties of ultra-thin Mn films deposited on Ag (001) held at 80 K with soft X-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism. The observed shape and branching ratio of the Mn 2p absorption edge as a function of Mn coverage demonstrate that, up to , the Mn adopts a stable high spin state similar to the Mn atom Hund's rule ⁶ S _5/2 ground state. Above this coverage a rapid transition from localized high spin to itinerant low spin behavior of the Mn 3d electrons is evidenced. Magnetic circular dichroism shows no sign of long range ferromagnetic order in these films at 80 K. The data, first confirm the large atomic-like local magnetic moment, and second are in line with the in-plane antiferromagnetic order, reported recently (Phys. Rev. B 57, 1141 (1998)), for Mn in the nearly ideal on-top Mn monolayer formed by 0.9 ML deposited at 80 K. Received: 4 May 1998     

Pressure effects on the absorption spectra of Na doped in solid Ar

1 Introduction Impelled by the research project for the High Energy Density Matter (HEDM) ofUSA, researchers have achieved fruitful results on the energetic species in cryogenicenvironments[1]. That the chemical performance of solid hydrogen fuel can be greatlyenhanced when being doped with a small amount of light metal is confirmed both theo-retically and experimentally[2]. For understanding the mechanism, similar systems haveattracted much interest. The system of rare gas solid doped w…     

Singlet-triplet excitation ratios in Ne III, Ar III and N II under ion impact

Peculiar properties of ion-atom collision systems, in particular deviations from statistical populations of singlet and triplet levels, can be studied by optical spectroscopy. We have extended earlier studies by VUV spectroscopy of a number of collision systems at various collision energies in the 0.01-MeV/nucleon to 1-MeV/nucleon range, involving H₂ ⁺, H⁺, He⁺, He²⁺, Ne⁺, Ar⁺, and N₂ ⁺ as projectiles and Ne, Ar, and N₂ as target gases. Statistically significant deviations of the relative intensities of singlet and triplet lines from simple ratios are observed in the displaced terms of the valence shell of Ne III, corroborating and extending earlier work. For Ar III, the energy dependences of singlet-to-triplet excitation ratios are very different for different projectiles. For N II, in contrast, all observed line ratios are practically independent of the projectile energy. Received 17 November 2000 and Received in final form 31 January 2001     

Spectroscopy of superheavy hydrogen isotopes <Superscript>4</Superscript>H and <Superscript>5</Superscript>H

The superheavy hydrogen isotopes ⁴H and ⁵H have been investigated in the stopped pion absorption on ⁹Be. Three states of ⁴H were proposed in the reaction channel ⁹Be( ^{{ - }}, dt)X. Four states of ⁵H were proposed in the reaction channels ⁹Be(^{{ - }}, pt)X and ⁹Be(^{{ - }}, dt)X. The excited states of ⁵H can decay into free nucleons.     

Band structure and atomic sum rules for X-ray dichroism

Corrections to the atomic orbital sum rule for circular magnetic X-ray dichroism in solids are derived using orthonormal LMTOs as a single-particle basis for electron band states. Received 4 September 2000     

Kaon absorption from kaonic atoms and formation spectra of kaonic nuclei

We considered the kaon absorption from atomic states into the nucleus. We found that the nuclear density probed by the atomic kaon significantly depends on the kaon orbit. Then, we re-examined the meanings of the observed strengths of one-body and two-body kaon absorption, and investigated the effects to the formation spectra of kaon bound states by in-flight (K ^-, p) reactions. As a natural consequence, if the atomic kaon probes a smaller nuclear density, the ratio of the two-body absorption at nuclear center is larger than the observed value in kaonic atoms, and the depth of the imaginary potential is deeper even at smaller kaon energies as in kaonic nuclear states because of the large phase space for the two-body processes. This deeper imaginary potential makes the signals of kaonic nucleus formation more unclear in the (K ^-, p) spectra.     

Thermal neutron induced charged particle reactions in radioactive targets of37Ar,109Cd,125Xe,127Xe,and132Cs

Thermal neutron induced charged particle reactions in a radioactive target of³⁷Ar have been studied. Upper limits of the cross-sections for the (n, α) reaction in radioactive targets of¹⁰⁹Cd,^{125, 127}Xe, and¹³²Cs have been obtained. The isotopically pure targets were produced at the ISOLDE facility at CERN and irradiated with thermal neutrons at the high flux reactor of the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble. Charged particles from (n, p) and (n, α) reactions in³⁷Ar were observed with cross-sections of 69±14b and 1970 ±330b, respectively. TheQ-values for these reactions were determined to be 1600 ±12 keV and 4630±7 keV, in agreement with existing mass data. The branching ratio Γ_α/Γ_p of the³⁷Ar capturing state was found to be 28.5±2.7. An upper limit of the cross-section for the (n, γα) reaction in³⁷Ar was obtained.     

Isospin dependence of the isotopic distributions from 36Ar and 40Ar fragmentation at about 60 MeV/nucleon

Fragments produced in the reactions of 69 MeV/nucleon ³⁶Ar and 55 MeV/nucleon ⁴⁰Ar on a Be target have been measured experimentally. The isotopic distributions from fragmentation reaction for both projectiles are compared with modified statistical abrasion-ablation model calculations. A strong isospin effect exhibits in the fragment distributions produced in ³⁶Ar and ⁴⁰Ar fragmentation. Experimental evidence for the disappearance of the isospin effect in the isotopic distributions produced by projectile fragmentation is observed with the increase of the violence of nuclear reaction. Received: 15 November 2000 / Accepted: 11 April 2001     

Quenching cross-sections of metastable Ar,Kr and Xe atoms by halogen molecules

Summary The quenching of metastable Ar, Kr and Xe atoms by halogen molecules via an electron jump mechanism is examined by using the multiple curve-crossing formalism of Bauer, Fisher and Gilmore. Cross-sections for the quenching process are calculated which are found in good agreement with experiment. Finally, the model presented here is compared with other quenching mechanisms.

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Riassunto Si esamina la tempra di atomi metastabili di Ar, Kr, e Xe mediante molecole di alogeni attraverso un meccanismo di salto di elettroni, usando il meccanismo d'incrocio multiplo di curve di Bauer, Fisher e Gilmore. Si calcolano le sezioni d'urto per il processo di tempra che appaiono in buon accordo coi dati sperimentali. Infine il modello qui presentato è confrontato con altri meccanismi di tempra.

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Резюме Используя формализм Бауэра, Фишера и Джилмора, исследуется гашение метастабильности атомов Ar, Kr и Xe молекулами галогенов через механизм электронного перескока. Вычисляются поперечные сечения для процесса гашения, которые согласуются с экспериментом. В заключение предложенная модель сравнивается с другими механизмами гашения.

     

Non-Maxwellian electron energy distribution function in He,He/Ar,He/Xe/H<Subscript>2</Subscript> and He/Xe/D<Subscript>2</Subscript> low temperature afterglow plasma

Experimental studies of the electron energy distribution function “EEDF” under well defined conditions in flowing afterglow plasma, using a Langmuir probe are reported. The EEDF is measured in He₂ ⁺ and Ar⁺ dominated plasmas and in XeH⁺ and XeD⁺ dominated recombining plasmas. He is used as a buffer gas at medium pressures in all experiments (1600 Pa, 250 K). The deviation of the measured EEDF from Maxwellian distribution is shown to depend on plasma composition and on the processes governing the plasma decay. The influence of energetic electrons produced during the plasma decay on the body and tail of the EEDF is observed. The mechanism of energy balance in afterglow plasma is discussed.     

Extended analysis of the six-times ionized xenon, Xe VII

The spectrum of six-times ionized xenon, Xe VII, has been studied in the 270–6,500 ? using a pulsed discharge. 110 new classified lines are reported. Ten levels belonging to the odd parity configurations and four belonging to the even configurations have been determined. To obtain the energy parameters Hartree-Fock relativistic calculations were used. Least-squares parametric calculation has been carried out to study the fit between experimental and theoretical values. Received 11 December 2000     

He,Ne,Ar,Kr和Xe原子电子的动量密度分布研究

对He,Ne,Ar,Kr和Xe原子体系中电子在动量空间的性质进行了系统的理论计算研究.采用自洽场HFR方法计算了坐标空间He,Ne,Kr和Xe原子体系单电子径向波函数,动量空间的单电子波函数由坐标空间原子体系单电子径向波函数通过运用傅立叶变换计算得到.在冲量近似条件下,进一步计算研究了这些原子的单电子动量密度分布和原子体系总的Compton轮廓.计算结果与已有的实验实验值和其他文献的理论计算结果比较表明,本文计算的结果是准确的.