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Lecture 23

This document discusses equations for calculating scattering and reaction cross sections based on l-wave scattering. It presents equations (23.1) through (23.9) for obtaining the cross sections as functions of scattering parameters. Key conclusions are that the imaginary part of scattering parameters must be negative, and reaction cross sections are zero if the imaginary part is zero.

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Lecture 23

This document discusses equations for calculating scattering and reaction cross sections based on l-wave scattering. It presents equations (23.1) through (23.9) for obtaining the cross sections as functions of scattering parameters. Key conclusions are that the imaginary part of scattering parameters must be negative, and reaction cross sections are zero if the imaginary part is zero.

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Lecture 23

Contd from lecture 22


The l –wave scattering and reaction cross sections are obtained as functions of by
D
l
substituting equation (.22.8) into equation (20.6) and (21.1).

2
……………………….(23.1)
  2ib 
  (2l  1)  e e
2 2 i l  2 i l
 1  l
n ,l
 Re D  a   iIm D  b 
l l l l

 4b Im D 2
  (2l  1) l l

……………………….(23.2)Re D  a    Im D  b 
r ,l 2 2

l l l l
D l

In the above equations has been expressed in terms of real and imaginary

parts.

Conclusions that we get infer from equations (23.1) and (23.2):-


 r ,l b l
D
1. Since
l
cannot be negative and is always +ve, the imaginary part
of must be negative.

2. If the imaginary part of


D
is zero,
l the reaction cross section

is zero. The r ,l

interaction is purely elastic scattering.

3. If the second term within the bracket of equation (23.1) is very small w.r.t the first term,

the elastic scattering cross section is given by

  (2l  1) e e  1  2l  14 sin 


2 2 i l  2 i l 2
(23.3)
2 2
…………………………………………………………….
n ,l l
The above expression is the scattering cross section of an impenetrable sphere,

which is sometimes termed as scattering cross section.

The first term within the bracket of equation (23.1) is termed as the amplitude for

potential scattering which includes shape elastic scattering.

……………………………………………..
(23.4) A e
l
ce
2 i l
1
The remaining term within the bracket of equation (23.1) is identified as the

amplitudes for resonance ( compound elastic , internal ) scattering.

 2ib
A  l l

Re D  a   iIm D  b 
…………………………………..(23.5)
ce
l l l l
Now, the total l-wave elastic scattering cross section can be expressed in terms of

the amplitudes for shape elastic and compound elastic scattering


……………………………………………………………………………………… 
 n ,l  2l  1  Ase  Ace 2 l l 2

………………………..(23.6)
The two quantities given above that is shape elastic and compound elastic add up
coherently.
Why is it necessary to add up only amplitudes before taking the sqq of the absolute
value ?

We shall see later that this coherence is responsible for the shape of elastic –
scattering resonances.

We get the elastic –scattering differential cross section by substituting


1  U  exp 2i
l l
 A
se
l
A
ce
l

into equation (20.3)
When the above cross section is integrated over all solid angles we get

…………….
(23.7)  2

     2l  1e A  A P cos  


2
2 i l l l

4
n se ce l
l

The l wave reaction cross section from eqn (23.2) can be written in terms of the
amplitude for compound elastic scattering as follows

  Im D 
  2l  1 A   2 l 2
l

…………………………………………….(23.8)
r ,l
 b 
ce
l

The total

elastic scattering and reaction cross section are then written as
n  
l 0
 n ,l
………………………(23.9)

  
r
l 0
r ,l
…………………………………………………………….
It may be noted that all the above equations are exact expressions for elastic-

scattering and reaction cross sections of spinless neutrons and nuclei.

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