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Scaling properties of proton-nucleus total reaction cross sections

Nuclear Theory 2010-05-19 v1

Abstract

We study the scaling properties of proton-nucleus total reaction cross sections for stable nuclei and propose an approximate expression in proportion to Z^{2/3}\sigma_{pp}^{total} + N^{2/3} \sigma_{pn}^{total}. Based on this expression, we can derive a relation that enables us to predict a total reaction cross section for any stable nucleus within 10% uncertainty at most, using the empirical value of the total reaction cross section of a given nucleus.

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@article{arxiv.1005.0223,
  title  = {Scaling properties of proton-nucleus total reaction cross sections},
  author = {Badawy Abu-Ibrahim and Akihisa Kohama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.0223},
  year   = {2010}
}

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4 pages, 7 figures. To be appeared as a Brief Report in Physical Review C.