arXiv · nucl-th/0511078
Neutron structure effects in the deuteron and one neutron halos
Abstract
Although the neutron (n) does not carry a total electric charge, its charge and magnetization distributions represented in momentum space by the electromagnetic form factors, $F_1^{(n)} (q^2)$ and $F_2^{(n)} (q^2)$, lead to an electromagnetic potential of the neutron. Using this fact, we calculate the electromagnetic corrections to the binding energy, $B_d$, of the deuteron and a one neutron halo nucleus (11Be), by evaluating the neutron-proton and the neutron-charged core (10Be) potential, respectively. The correction to $B_d$ (~9 keV) is comparable to that arising due to the inclusion of the $Δ$-isobar component in the deuteron wave function. In the case of the more loosely bound halo nucleus, 11Be, the correction is close to about 2 keV.
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M. Nowakowski, N. G. Kelkar, T. Mart. 2006-08-29. Neutron structure effects in the deuteron and one neutron halos. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.74.024323
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