Abstract
Theoretical optical-model exact phase-shift calculations are given for the predicted elastic scattering of pions from aluminum at the energy used (79 Mev) in the experimental studies described in the preceding paper. The predicted curves show strong diffraction minima, not present in the experimental curves. We have emphasized a comparison of the results of these calculations with those of more approximate methods. Sixteen choices of constant complex potentials were used for for both and mesons, with a Coulomb potential for . Here is the momentum at infinity and is the momentum for . It is found that the predicted incoherent cross section and positions of the diffraction minima depend strongly on for a fixed . Values of are obtained for relatively long nuclear mean free paths for incoherent processes for the attractive potentials which give best fit to experiment. The results of various modified Born approximation calculations are compared with the results of the exact calculations.
- Received 31 March 1955
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.100.1431
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