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$ np \leftrightarrow d\gamma $ reactions calculated up to $E_{\gamma}=20$ MeV

Nuclear Theory 2026-05-04 v3

Abstract

We calculate the electromagnetic dipole transition cross sections for the npdγnp \rightarrow d\gamma and dγnp d\gamma \rightarrow np reactions over a broad range of energies. We use the LENPIC nucleon-nucleon interaction obtained from chiral effective field theory (χ\chiEFT) up to next-to-next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order (N4LO) and effective electromagnetic dipole transition operators obtained from the same χ\chiEFT up to N2LO. Our results agree with existing experiments. We get results at energies for which experimental data and/or modern theoretical calculations have not been reported. In this study, we utilize a new approach, namely, our adaptation of the Efros [V. D. Efros, Phys. Rev. C 99, 034620 (2019)] method that is prospective for future many-body applications in calculations of bound and continuum state wave functions.

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@article{arxiv.2601.03602,
  title  = {$ np \leftrightarrow d\gamma $ reactions calculated up to $E_{\gamma}=20$ MeV},
  author = {Mamoon A. Sharaf and Weijie Du and Andrey M. Shirokov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.03602},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

12 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables. We welcome comments