Effect of finite range of theNNforce andNNcross section on reaction cross section for neutron rich nuclei

Abstract

The reaction cross section ({sigma}{sub R}) is calculated using the optical limit of the Glauber theory. A density-dependent effective nucleon-nucleon (NN) cross section {sigma}{sub NN} is considered. Finite and zero range NN interactions are studied. The effect of finite range and an appropriate local density can increase {sigma}{sub R} up to 20% compared to the zero range at constant density (0.16 fm{sup -3}), while a zero range calculation with free NN cross section increases {sigma}{sub R} up to 13%. These factors affect the values of the rms radii for neutron rich nuclei extracted from {sigma}{sub R}.