Unexpected transparency in the scattering of fragile $^{6}$Li and $^{6}$He Nuclei

TL;DR

This paper investigates the unexpected transparency observed in the scattering of fragile $^{6}$Li nuclei from $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O, highlighting significant internal-wave contributions and suggesting similar transparency might occur with $^{6}$He.

Contribution

It reveals unexpected transparency in scattering involving fragile nuclei and emphasizes the role of internal-wave contributions, providing new insights into nuclear scattering phenomena.

Findings

$^{6}$Li scattering shows unexpected transparency.

Internal-wave contributions are significantly large.

Transparency could persist in $^{6}$He scattering.

Abstract

It is found that the scattering of the fragile nucleus $^6$Li from $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O is unexpectedly transparent. It is shown that the internal-wave contribution is significantly large in the scattering, which suggests that some transparency could persist in the scattering involving the fragile nucleus $^6$He.