Theoretical description of the pd → pdη reaction near threshold

The contributions of three different types of driving terms are included in the estimation of the pd → pdη reaction at low energies. Near threshold, it is predicted that a two-step model involving an intermediate pion should be the most important but, as the energy approaches the threshold for η production in the free nucleon-nucleon reaction, a pick-up mechanism with a spectator proton should become dominant. The total cross-sections are underestimated by about a factor of two compared with experimental data but the discrepancies in the angular distributions are more serious, with no sign in the data for the peaks corresponding to the pick-up diagram.     

ΔE-E detector for proton registration in nonmesonic deuteron breakup at the Nuclotron internal target

A design for a ΔE-E detector to investigate deuteron breakup in the Nuclotron-M internal target in a deuteron energy interval of 300–500 MeV is presented. The high-voltage power supply system of the PMT-63, which is based on the computer-controlled Wenzel Electronik module, is briefly described. A light-emitting diode (LED) monitoring system for the ΔE-E detector is considered. The results of testing the ΔE-E detector using cosmic muons and deuteron beams of the Nuclotron are presented.     

Study of spectator tagging in the reaction np → ppπwith a deuteron beam

The reaction has been studied in a kinematically complete experiment at a single beam momentum GeV/c (T = 759MeV). All four ejectiles have been detected in the large-acceptance time-of-flight spectrometer COSY-TOF. We analyzed the data along the lines of the spectator model as a means to isolate the quasi-free reaction. The spectator proton was identified by its momentum and flight direction thus yielding access to the associated Fermi motion of the bound neutron. A comparison is carried out with Monte Carlo simulations based on two different parameterizations of the deuteron wave function. Up to a Fermi momentum of roughly 150MeV/c no significant deviations between experimental and simulated data of various observables were found from which we conclude that the deuteron can indeed be taken as a valid substitute for the neutron.     

Relativistic deuteron wave function from the ed → enp reaction cross section

The reaction d(e, e'p)n has been studied theoretically using three variants of the relativistic deuteron wave function (WF): (i) a light-front WF depending on two variables, k_⊥ and x; (ii) a light-front WF depending only on a specific combination of k_⊥ and x, having the meaning of a relative momentum; (iii) a WF depending on the nucleon-spectator momentum (the Gross WF). It is shown that, if the coincidence experiment is carried out under specific kinematical conditions, these three variants lead to qualitatively different predictions for the cross section. At a fixed value of the electron scattering angle θ_e, the conditions concerned are reduced to some relation between the final electron energy E′ and the proton emission angle θ_p.     

Investigation of the fusion reaction27Al+236U→263105 at excitation energies of 57 MeV and 65 MeV

The neutron-deficient isotopes^257,258105 were produced in the reaction²⁷Al+²³⁶u in 6n and 5n evaporation channels, respectively. The evaporation residues emerging from the target were separated in-flight from the projectiles and from products of different nuclear reactions by the electrostatic separator VASSILISSA [1]. The isotopes were then implanted into position-sensitive silicon detectors and identified using the --correlation method. The measured production cross-section is (5n)=(0.45±0.20)nb atE _P =154 MeV and (6n)=(0.075±0.055) nb atE _P =163 MeV. These cross-sections are compared with data measured for the same isotopes in the more symmetrical reaction⁵⁰Ti+²⁰⁹Bi.     

Spin effects in the dd → 3He n reaction at intermediate energies

The dd → ³He n reaction is considered at the energies between 200 and 520 MeV. The calculations are performed within relativistic multiple scattering model based on the Alt-Grassberger-Sandhas equations. The angular dependences of the differential cross section and vector and tensor analyzing powers are given in comparison with the experimental data.     

Spin structure of the “forward” charge-exchange reaction n + p → p + n and deuteron charge-exchange breakup d + p → (pp) + n

The spin structure of the nucleon charge-exchange process n + p → p + n is investigated. Analysis shows that the spin-dependent part of the differential cross section of the process n + p → p + n at zero angle, which is proportional to the differential cross section of the deuteron charge-exchange breakup d + p → (pp) + n in the “forward” direction, plays the predominant role in the wide range of neutron momenta.     

Studies of the three-nucleon system dynamics: Cross sections of the deuteron-proton breakup at 130 MeV

The three-nucleon system is the simplest non-trivial testing ground in which the quality of modern nucleon-nucleon interaction models, as well as additional dynamical ingredients referred to as three-nucleon forces, can be probed quantitatively by means of a rigorous technique of solving the Faddeev equations. A large set of high precision, exclusive cross-section data for the $^1{\rm H}({\vec d},pp)n$ breakup reaction at 130?MeV was obtained at KVI, Groningen. It allowed to establish for the first time a clear evidence of the three-nucleon force contributions to the cross sections of the breakup process and to confirm recent predictions of sizable influences of the Coulomb force in this reaction.     

1 S 0 diproton formation in the pd → {pp} s n reaction and short-range NN interaction

Recent COSY results on the deuteron breakup reaction pd → {pp} _s n with formation of the fast ¹ S ₀ pp pair in forward direction at beam energies 0.6–1.9?GeV are reviewed. A contribution of the three-body forces related to the Δ-isobar excitation is found to be dominant at 0.6–1?GeV. A high sensitivity of the pd → {pp} _s n cross section to the short-range NN-interaction is emphasized.     

Search for Perpendicular Plane Anomaly in pd Breakup at E p = 13 MeV

Space Star (SS) anomalies in nd and pd breakup reactions below 20 MeV were reported since 1989, but their origin has not been found yet. We have considered two conditions for the SS anomalies : condition (a) where three outgoing nucleons form an equilateral triangle and condition (b) in which the triangle is perpendicular to the beam axis. The condition (b) was investigated by our previous systematic experiments on pd breakup. In the present study, we started systematic experiments for the condition (a).     

Discrepancy of Cross Sections in pd Breakup Reactions at E p = 250?MeV

In our previous inclusive experiment on ²H(p, p)pn at 247?MeV, the measured cross section at forward angles is about twice larger than 3N calculation with ?Ц? 3NF. Therefore, we have made an exclusive experiment on ²H(p, p ₁ p ₂)n at the same energy. The preliminary data suggest that the cross section was enhanced at forward angle of ?? ₁ and ?? ₂.     

Theoretical study of the reaction 2,5-dimethylfuran + H → products

The reaction of 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) with H-atoms was studied using a potential energy surface calculated at the CBS-QB3 level of theory and master equation/RRKM modeling. Hydrogen abstraction by H-atom and hydrogen additions on DMF were considered. As the decomposition pathways of the initial adducts were unknown, a large number of decomposition routes was explored for these adducts. An important number of interconnected product channels were found and preliminary master equation calculations were performed to select the crucial wells and exit channels. The ipso substitution DMF + H → methylfuran (MF) + CH₃ and the formation of 1,3-butadiene and acetyl radical (CH₃CO) were found to be the major product channels in the addition process. The total calculated rate constant was found in good agreement with experimental data and is nearly pressure-independent. A small sensitivity to pressure was found for the computed branching ratios. At 1 bar, the yields of the two product channels of the addition process are maximal at 1100 K with computed branching ratios of 39% (MF + CH₃) and 27% (1,3-C₄H₆ + CH₃CO). Above 1300 K, hydrogen abstraction by H-atom becomes dominant and reaches a branching ratio of 56% at 2000 K.     

Proton-halo breakup dynamics for the breakup threshold in the ε0 → 0 limit

Proton-halo breakup behavior in the \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0\to 0 $\end{document} limit (where \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0 $\end{document} is the ground-state binding energy) is studied around the Coulomb barrier in the \begin{document}$ ^8{\rm{B}}+{}^{58}{\rm{Ni}} $\end{document} reaction for the first time. For practical purposes, apart from the experimental \begin{document}$ ^8{\rm{B}} $\end{document} binding energy of 137 keV, three more arbitrarily chosen values (1, 0.1, 0.01 keV) are considered. It is first shown that the Coulomb barrier between the core and the proton prevents the \begin{document}$ ^7{\rm{Be}}+p $\end{document} system from reaching the state of an open proton-halo system, which, among other factors, would require the ground-state wave function to extend to infinity in the asymptotic region, as \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0\to 0 $\end{document}. The elastic scattering cross section, which depends on the density of the ground-state wave function, is found to have a negligible dependence on the binding energy in this limit. The total, Coulomb and nuclear breakup cross sections are all reported to increase significantly from \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0 = 137 $\end{document} to 1.0 keV, and converge to their maximum values as \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0\to 0 $\end{document}. This increase is mainly understood as coming from a longer tail of the ground-state wave function for \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0\leqslant 1.0 $\end{document} keV, compared to that for \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0 = 137 $\end{document} keV. It is also found that the effect of the continuum-continuum couplings is to slightly delay the convergence of the breakup cross section. The analysis of the reaction cross section indicates a convergence of all the breakup observables as \begin{document}$ \varepsilon_0\to 0 $\end{document}. These results provide a better sense of the dependence of the breakup process on the breakup threshold.     

Polarization of the secondary nucleons in thepp → ppπ 0 andpp→npπ+ reactions at 1000 MeV

The calculation of the secondary nucleons polarization in thepppp⁰ andppnp⁺ reactions at 1000 MeV is effected in the framework of the one-pion exchange model. It is shown that polarization is due to the interference of the resonant amplitude with the non-resonant amplitudes of theN virtual scattering. The angular dependence of the polarization is sensitive to the behaivour of theN scattering amplitudes off the mass shell.Submitted to the symposium Mesons and Light Nuclei, Liblice, Czechoslovakia, June 1981.     

Pre-equilibrium γ ray emission in different reaction mechanisms at 8 MeV/nucleon

Recent experimental results on particles-γ coincidence measurements on the systems ¹²C +⁶⁴Ni and ³⁵Cl +⁶⁴Ni at about 8 MeV/nucleon are interpreted as due to the effect of a Dipole pre-equilibrium emission produced during the damping of the proton-neutron relative collective motion in very deformed intermediate systems formed in the first instants of the collision. The pre-equilibrium effects are evaluated through semiclassic kinetic theories and through modified statistical approach to include non-stationary effects in Fusion processes, Massive Transfer reactions (in the ¹²C +⁶⁴Ni system) and in Binary Dissipative reactions (in the ³⁵Cl +⁶⁴Ni system). In particular the study performed on the dipole molecular component allows to establish a link between the above phenomenon and the charge and mass transfer process in quasi-peripheral reactions. Received: 15 April 1998 / Revised version: 8 June 1998     

Segregation at the surfaces of CuxPd1 − x alloys in the presence of adsorbed S

The influence of adsorbed S on surface segregation in Cu_xPd_1 ? x alloys (S/Cu_xPd_1 ? x) was characterized over a wide range of bulk alloy compositions (x = 0.05 to 0.95) using high-throughput Composition Spread Alloy Film (CSAF) sample libraries. Top-surface and near-surface compositions of the CSAFs were measured as functions of bulk Cu composition, x, and temperature using spatially resolved low energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEISS) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). Preferential segregation of Cu to the top-surface of the S/Cu_xPd_1 ? x CSAF was observed at all bulk compositions, x, but the extent of Cu segregation to the S/Cu_xPd_1 ? x surface was lower than the Cu segregation to the surface of a clean Cu_xPd_1 ? x CSAF, clear evidence of an S-induced “segregation reversal.” The Langmuir–McLean formulation of the Gibbs isotherm was used to estimate the enthalpy and entropy of Cu segregation to the top-surface, ΔH_seg(x) and ΔS_seg(x), at saturation sulfur coverages. While Cu segregation to the top-surface of the clean Cu_xPd_1 ? x is exothermic (ΔH_seg < 0) for all bulk Cu compositions, it is endothermic (ΔH_seg > 0) for S/Cu_xPd_1 ? x. Segregation to the S/Cu_xPd_1 ? x surface is driven by entropy. Changes in segregation patterns that occur upon adsorption of S onto Cu_xPd_1 ? x appear to be related to formation of energetically favored PdS bonds at the surface, which counterbalance the enthalpic driving forces for Cu segregation to the clean surface.     

Systematic Experiment on Star Anomaly in pd Break up at E/A = 9.5 MeV

We measured pd breakup cross section at E _d = 19 MeV (E/A = 9.5 MeV) at Star configuration at 120° ≤ inclination angle α ≤ 180°, i.e. apart from Space Star configuration (α = 90°), and found that pd Star cross section at 120° ≤ α ≤ 180° agree with pd calculation, contrary to Köln data. By our systematic experiments on Star configurations so far and recent reliable pd calculations, existence of Space Star anomaly has been established in pd breakup at E/A = 9.5 and 13 MeV. Also it has been confirmed that no anomaly exist at Star configurations apart from Space Star.     

A polarized deuteron target in the d(e,e′)np reaction

Asymmetries for scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from deuterons with a vector polarization as well as asymmetries for scattering of unpolarized electrons from deuterons with a tensor polarization have been considered for inclusive elastic ed scattering. The sensitivity of all asymmetries considered to the electric form factor of the neutron and to the spin structure of the deuteron wave function has been investigated.