Abstract
A theoretical investigation of kaon inelastic scattering is conducted for the specific reaction (, MeV). The analysis utilizes the Kerman-McManus-Thaler multiple scattering formalism and the distorted wave impulse approximation. The distorting parameters are uniquely determined through the empirical -nucleon scattering amplitudes. Numerical results demonstrate a clear sensitivity to choice of amplitudes. The cross sections, calculated over a wide range of energies, display a slow variation. Fermi motion effects are found to be quite important at kaon lab kinetic energies below 300 MeV. The magnitude of the -nucleus elastic matrix shows that the kaon is not strongly absorbed; however, cutoff calculations, which eliminate all internal form factor contributions, firmly establish the inelastic process is surface localized.
NUCLEAR REACTIONS Kaon inelastic scattering. KMT and DWIA. Calculated for . Fermi motion effects. Comparison of different models. Strong absorption studies.
- Received 1 November 1976
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.15.1379
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