Neutron width statistics in a realistic resonance-reaction model

P. Fanto, G. F. Bertsch, and Y. Alhassid
Phys. Rev. C 98, 014604 – Published 5 July 2018
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Abstract

A recent experiment on s-wave neutron scattering from Pt192,194,196 found that the reduced neutron width distributions deviate significantly from the expected Porter-Thomas distribution (PTD), and several explanations have been proposed within the statistical model of compound nucleus reactions. Here, we study the statistics of reduced neutron widths in the reaction n+Pt194 within a model that combines the standard statistical model with a realistic treatment of the neutron channel. We find that, if the correct secular energy dependence of the average neutron widths is used, the reduced neutron width distribution is in excellent agreement with the PTD for a reasonable range of the neutron-nucleus coupling strength and depth of the neutron channel potential. Within our parameter range, there can be a near-threshold bound or virtual state of the neutron channel potential that modifies the energy dependence of the average width from the E dependence, commonly assumed in experimental analysis, in agreement with the proposal of Weidenmüller [Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 232501 (2010)]. In these cases, the reduced neutron width distributions extracted using the E dependence are broader than the PTD. We identify a relatively narrow range of parameters where this effect is significant.

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  • Received 28 September 2017
  • Revised 16 March 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.98.014604

©2018 American Physical Society

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Nuclear Physics

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P. Fanto1,*, G. F. Bertsch2,†, and Y. Alhassid1,‡

  • 1Center for Theoretical Physics, Sloane Physics Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
  • 2Department of Physics and Institute for Nuclear Theory, Box 351560, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

  • *paul.fanto@yale.edu
  • bertsch@uw.edu
  • yoram.alhassid@yale.edu

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Vol. 98, Iss. 1 — July 2018

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