A Study of the Delta- component of the wave function in light nuclei

Dec, 1999
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 523 (2001) 1-5
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Abstract:
We have measured cross sections for the (π+,π±p) (\pi^+,\pi^\pm p) reactions on 3H{\rm ^3H}, 4He{\rm ^4He}, 6Li{\rm ^6Li} and 7Li{\rm ^7Li} in quasi-free kinematics at incident pion beam energy 500 MeV. An enhancement of the (π+,πp)(\pi^+,\pi^- p) cross section in this kinematics is observed. If this is interpreted as due to quasi-free scattering from pre-existing Δ\Delta components of the nuclear wave function, the extracted probabilities are in agreement with theoretical expectations.
Note:
  • 3 pages, 3 figures, 1 table
  • pi+ nucleus: inclusive reaction
  • tritium
  • helium
  • lithium: nuclide
  • p: emission
  • Delta(1232)-
  • charge exchange: multiple
  • light nucleus: wave function
  • dependence: mass number
  • magnetic spectrometer: experimental results