Relation between (e,e') sum rules in 6,7Li and 4He nuclei.Experiment and cluster model

TL;DR

This study investigates the (e,e') sum rules in 6Li and 7Li nuclei, demonstrating that due to their cluster structure, these sums can be approximated by the alpha-particle sum, with high accuracy at certain momentum transfers, and compares experimental data with cluster model calculations.

Contribution

It introduces a cluster model approach to relate the (e,e') sum rules of lithium isotopes to those of alpha particles, validating the approximation at specific momentum transfers.

Findings

High accuracy in relating 6Li and 7Li sums to alpha-particle sums at momentum transfers above 0.8 fm^{-1}

Experimental sums in specified ranges agree with model calculations for 6Li, but only qualitatively for 7Li

Longitudinal correlation functions of lithium isotopes are close to that of alpha particles around 1 fm^{-1}

Abstract

The sums over (e,e') spectra of 6Li and 7Li nuclei which correspond to the longitudinal sum rule are studied. It is suggested that due to the cluster structure of the lithium isotopes these sums may approximately be expressed in terms of such a sum pertaining to the alpha-particle. Calculation of these sums is performed in the framework of cluster models with antisymmetrization done with respect to all the nucleons. At momentum transfers higher than 0.8 fm^{-1} the relations expressing the A=6 or 7 sum in terms of the A=4 sum prove to be valid with rather high accuracy. In the region of momentum transfers around 1 fm^{-1} the longitudinal correlation functions of 6Li and 7Li nuclei are found to be close to that of the alpha-particle. The experimental longitudinal sums in the range between 0.450 and 1.625 fm^{-1} are employed to perform comparison with those calculated in the framework of cluster models. Out of the mentioned experimental sums, those in the range between 0.750 and 1.000 fm^{-1} in the 6Li case and between 0.750 and 1.125 fm^{-1} in the 7Li case are obtained in the present work. In the 6Li case a complete agreement is found while in the 7Li case an agreement only at a qualitative level is observed.