Abstract
The relativistic imaginary optical potential is calculated to lowest order in nuclear matter for the exchange of σ-, ω- and π-mesons. Analytic results are obtained which show that: (i) the imaginary scalar potential is positive (a probability source); (ii) both it and the imaginary vector potential are large (about five times the nonrelativistic net absorption); (iii) there is an important imaginary spatial three-vector potential. These results can explain, the sign, magnitude and energy dependence of the imaginary spin-orbit optical potential. For pions, orders of magnitude larger potentials are obtained for pseudoscalar rather than pseudovector πN coupling. The pseudovector results represent moderate corrections to σ- and ω-exchange.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-252 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
| Volume | 412 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 9 Jan 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Useful discussions with B.C. Clark, M. Jaminon and H.S. Kiihler are acknowledged as is the kind hospitality of the Niels Bohr Institute where much of this work was done. Financial support from the National Science Foundation is noted.
Funding
Useful discussions with B.C. Clark, M. Jaminon and H.S. Kiihler are acknowledged as is the kind hospitality of the Niels Bohr Institute where much of this work was done. Financial support from the National Science Foundation is noted.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Science Foundation |