Abstract

A simple model in terms of surface waves for nuclear back-scattering analogous to the optical explanation of the meteorological glory is derived for spin-0 and spin- 1 2 particles from spin-0 targets. Numerous examples of α scattering from spinless nuclei in the energy range from 18 to 50 MeV and π + scattering from protons in the range 2 to 8 GeV are fit successfully with the model. The model yields estimates of the radius of interaction whose values are in agreement with radii determined by other means. Other theories and models relating to backscattering are discussed and attention is called to the similarity between our model and the Regge-pole treatment of this problem by Ceuleneer, Demeur, and Reignier.

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