Theoretical Study on 10C Elastic Scattering Cross Sections Using Different Cluster Density Distributions and Different Potentials

Sunday Olorunfunmi; Armand Bahini; Adenike Olatinwo

doi:10.46481/jnsps.2023.1392

Authors

Sunday Olorunfunmi
[email protected]

Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Osun State, Nigeria
Armand Bahini
iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
Adenike Olatinwo
Department of Physics \& Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Osun State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Elastic scattering, density distribution, Optical model, cluster model.

Abstract

Elastic scattering cross sections are a fundamental aspect of nuclear physics research, and studying the cross sections of various nuclei can provide important insights into the behavior of nuclei. In this study, the elastic scattering cross sections of ¹⁰C projectile by ²⁷Al, ⁵⁸Ni, and ²⁰⁸Pb target nuclei are analyzed. The aim of this study is to investigate the cluster structure of ¹⁰C and the sensitivity of the elastic scattering cross sections to different potentials. To achieve this objective, the double folding optical model and a simple cluster approach are used to analyze the cross sections. The real part of the optical potential is obtained by folding two different effective interactions, Michigan-3-Yukawa (M3Y) and JeukenneLejeune-Mahaux (JLM), with four different cluster density distributions of the ¹⁰C nucleus: ⁶Be + \alpha, ⁹B + p, ⁸Be + p + p, and \alpha + \alpha + p + p. The imaginary part is taken to be a Woods-Saxon phenomenological form. The sensitivity of the elastic scattering cross sections to different potentials is assessed by comparing the results obtained using different potentials. The cluster structure of ¹⁰C is validated by comparing the theoretical results with experimental data. The results show that the cross sections are sensitive to the choice of potential used and that the cluster structure of ¹⁰C is validated. The theoretical results show reasonable agreement with the experimental data.

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