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On the scattering of π-mesons by nuclei

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Summary

Recent experiments have lead to unexpectedly large cross sections for anomalous scattering of π-mesons. It is here examined whether a better evaluation of the electromagnetic contributions can diminish this discrepancy. The incoherent electric cross section and the depen dence on the nuclear model employed are here considered in detail. To calculate the incoherent contribution the closure approximation is used: a discussion is given of its validity and in some cases the results are compared whith those of calculations which do not use the closure approximation. It is concluded that the incoherent contribution cannot explain the large anomalous cross sections.

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In relazione a recenti esperienze di scattering, che hanno condotto a sezioni d’urto inaspettatamente grandi, si esamina se una piú accurata valutazione dei contributi elettromagnetici alla sezione d’urto puó diminuire questa discrepanza. Viene in particolare considerate il contributo incoerente e discussa la dipendenza dal modello. Per calcolare il contributo incoerente si fa uso della approssimazione di completezza : si discute la validitá di tale approssimazione ed in alcuni casi si confrontano i risultati cosi ottenuti con quelli ottenuti senza fare uso della approssimazione di completezza. Si puó concludere che il contributo incoerente non spiega le sezioni d’urto trovate.

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Gatto, R. On the scattering of π-mesons by nuclei. Nuovo Cim 10, 1559–1581 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02854919

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