Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of neutron-alpha scattering
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We describe a new method to treat low-energy scattering problems in few-nucleon systems, and we apply it to the five-body case of neutron-alpha scattering. The method allows precise calculations of low-lying resonances and their widths. We find that a good three-nucleon interaction is crucial to obtain an accurate description of neutron-alpha scattering.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0612035,
title = {Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of neutron-alpha scattering},
author = {Kenneth M. Nollett and Steven C. Pieper and R. B. Wiringa and J. Carlson and G. M. Hale},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0612035},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters