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Glauber-Theory Calculations of High-Energy Nuclear Scattering Observables Using Variational Monte Carlo Wave
W Horiuchi1,2,3, Y Suzuki3,4, R B Wiringa5
1Osaka Metropolitan University, Department of Physics, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
Physical Review Letters
|June 7, 2026
Summary
Glauber theory calculations accurately describe nuclear scattering data for proton, carbon-12, and helium-6 interactions. The phase-shift function converges rapidly, enabling new high-energy nuclear experiment analyses.
Area of Science:
- Nuclear Physics
- High-Energy Physics
- Computational Physics
Background:
- Extracting physical observables from nuclear beam experiments requires robust theoretical frameworks.
- Glauber theory is a promising but under-verified approach for analyzing such data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To perform and validate Glauber theory calculations for elastic and total reaction cross sections.
- To investigate the convergence properties of the Glauber phase-shift function.
Main Methods:
- Variational Monte Carlo calculations for nuclear wave functions.
- Monte Carlo integration to compute the Glauber phase-shift function to all orders.
- Application to p+12C, 12C+12C, and 6He+12C systems.
Main Results:
- Excellent agreement between Glauber theory predictions and experimental data.
- Rapid convergence of the phase-shift function's cumulant expansion up to the second order.
- Demonstrated applicability to radioactive nuclear beam experiments.
Conclusions:
- Glauber theory provides a reliable description of elastic and total reaction cross sections.
- The rapid convergence simplifies theoretical analysis and broadens experimental applications.
- This work validates Glauber theory for high-energy nuclear scattering.
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