Test of the Glauber Formula for Nucleon-Deuteron Scattering at Intermediate Energies

TL;DR

This paper rigorously tests the Glauber formula for nucleon-deuteron scattering at intermediate energies using Nijmegen potentials, comparing calculated differential cross sections with experimental data to evaluate its accuracy.

Contribution

It provides a high-precision validation of the Glauber formula incorporating spin-dependent nucleon-nucleon amplitudes derived from Nijmegen potentials.

Findings

Good agreement at certain energies

Discrepancies highlight model limitations

Validates the use of Nijmegen potentials in scattering calculations

Abstract

A high-precision test of the Glauber formula for the amplitude of nucleon-deuteron scattering is performed. Nucleon-nucleon amplitudes used in the calculations depend on the spins of interacting particles, phase shifts, and mixing parameters. These amplitudes were derived by using the Nijmegen potentials. The differential cross sections for nucleon-deuteron scattering were calculated for the projectile-nucleon energies of 65, 95, 135, 150, 190, and 250~MeV, and the results of these calculations were compared with experimental data.