Medium effects in K+ nucleus interaction from consistent analysis of integral and differential cross sections

E. Friedman*, A. Gal, J. Mareš

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Abstract

Self-consistency in the analysis of transmission measurements for K+ on several nuclei in the momentum range of 500-700 MeV/c is achieved with a 'teff(ρ)ρ' potential and new results are derived for total cross sections. The imaginary part of the teff amplitude is found to increase linearly with the average nuclear density in excess of a threshold value of 0.088±0.004 fm-3. This phenomenological density dependence of the K+ nucleus optical potential also gives rise to good agreement with recent measurements of differential cross sections for elastic scattering of 715 MeV/c K+ by 6Li and C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-25
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume396
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Mar 1997

Keywords

  • K nucleus total and reaction cross sections 500-700 MeV/c on Li, C, Si, Ca
  • Medium effects
  • Self-consistent analysis

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