Structure effect on one neutron removal reaction using relativistic mean field densities in Glauber model

TL;DR

This paper investigates how nuclear structure, especially deformation and halo features, affects one neutron removal cross-sections using relativistic mean field densities within the Glauber model, comparing results with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces the use of relativistic mean field densities in Glauber model calculations to analyze neutron removal reactions, highlighting the impact of nuclear structure on cross-sections.

Findings

Deformed densities agree well with experimental data for stable nuclei.

Significant differences observed for halo nuclei.

Estimating cross-sections from neighboring isotopes yields good results for halo cases.

Abstract

We calculate the one neutron removal reaction cross-section $(\sigma_{-1n})$ for few stable and neutron-rich halo nuclei with $^{12}$C as target, using relativistic mean field (RMF) densities, in the frame work of Glauber model.The results are compared with the experimental data. Study of the stable nuclei with the deformed densities have shown a good agreement with the data,however, it differs significantly for the halo nuclei. We observe that while estimating the $\sigma_{-1n}$value from the difference of reaction cross-section of two neighboring nuclei with mass number A and that of A-1 in an isotopic chain, we get good agreement with the known experimental data for the halo cases.