The In-medium isovector pi N amplitude from low energy pion scattering
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Abstract:
Differential cross sections for elastic scattering of 21.5 MeV positive and negative pions by Si, Ca, Ni and Zr have been measured as part of a study of the pion-nucleus potential across threshold. The `anomalous' repulsion in the s-wave term was observed, as is the case with pionic atoms. The extra repulsion can be accounted for by a chiral-motivated model where the pion decay constant is modified in the medium. Unlike in pionic atoms, the anomaly cannot be removed by merely introducing an empirical on-shell energy dependence.- 25.80.Dj
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- pion-nucleus scattering
- nuclear forces
- pion decay
- pionic atoms
- chiral symmetries
- pion-baryon scattering
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