Using branching processes in nuclei to reveal dynamics of large-angle, two-body scattering

TL;DR

This paper shows how branching processes in nuclei can be used to study the momentum transfer in large-angle two-body scattering, effectively separating size effects from evolution effects of particle configurations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel method using 2→3 branching processes in nuclei to analyze large-angle scattering, decoupling size effects from space-time evolution.

Findings

Effective determination of momentum transfers for point-like configurations.

Decoupling of transverse size effects from space-time evolution.

Enhanced understanding of large-angle scattering dynamics.

Abstract

We demonstrate that hard branching 2\to 3 particle processes with nuclei provide an effective way to determine the momentum transfers needed for effects of point-like configurations to dominate large angle 2\to 2 processes. In contrast with previously proposed approaches, the discussed reaction allows the effects of the transverse size of configurations to be decoupled from effects of the space-time evolution of these configurations.