INCLUSIVE (3He, t) REACTION IN DELTA EXCITATION REGION

Abstract

Using the one step reaction mechanism, calculations are presented for the overall features of the inclusive (3 He , t) reaction on various target nuclei in the delta excitation region. The interaction for the elementary pp→nΔ++ process is given by one-pion-exchange, and is written in the covariant relativistic form. The values of the parameters in the interaction are chosen such that the interaction successfully describes the spin averaged experimental elementary cross-sections. The distortion in the entrance and exit channels is described in the eikonal approximation, and the nuclear response is described in the “distorted wave Fermi gas model”. The cross-sections for the triton energy spectrum, angular distribution, and the total events at 0° on several nuclei, are calculated and compared with the corresponding experimental data. The main features of the measured cross-sections are reproduced.