The Effect of a Skyrme Interaction on Nucleon Induced Reactions

Author

Yingfa Zhang, Western Michigan University

Date of Award

12-2007

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Physics

First Advisor

Dr. Dean Halderson

Second Advisor

Dr. Alan Wuosmaa

Third Advisor

Dr. Michael Famiano

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

The main goal of this Master thesis is the theoretical study of the interaction between a nucleon and a nucleus. This is a fundamental method to study the structure and dynamics of nuclear systems. This thesis concentrates on the study of nucleon scattering on light nuclei, ⁶Li, ⁷Li and ¹⁴N, with the effective interaction M3Y and its modification by adding a Skyrme force. This is the first time the Skyrme interaction has been employed in scattering calculations. From a comparison of the measured differential cross section σ (θ) and the analyzing power Ay (θ) for ⁶Li and ⁷Li with the corresponding calculations, we can conclude that inclusion of the Skyrme interaction reduces agreement with the experimental data in lower proton energies, but improves agreement at higher proton energies.

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Yingfa, "The Effect of a Skyrme Interaction on Nucleon Induced Reactions" (2007). Masters Theses. 4252.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4252