Nuclear Matter Properties for the Reid, Bressel–Kerman–Rouben, and Hamada–Johnston Potentials

Abstract

Nuclear matter calculations have been carried out for the Reid, Hamada–Johnston, and Bressel–Kerman–Rouben potentials. The convergence of the reference spectrum series for the G matrix is investigated, as is the approximation of choosing an average center of mass momentum. Higher-order cluster contributions are estimated from the scaling formulas of Day. The Reid potential predicts saturation at kF = 1.49 fm−1, with a binding energy −13.7 ± 1.5 MeV per particle.