Study of p-4Hetotal reaction cross-section using Glauber and Coulomb-modified Glauber models

Abstract

The total nuclear reaction cross-section σRfor p-4He in the energy range from 25 MeV to 1000 MeV is calculated within Glauber and Coulomb-modified Glauber models. The Coulomb-modified Glauber model (CMGM) is introduced via modification of the Coulomb trajectory of the projectile from a straight line, and calculation of the effective radius of interaction. The effects of in-medium nucleon–nucleon (NN) total cross-section, phase variation, high order momentum transfer component of nucleon–nucleon elastic scattering amplitude and Pauli blocking are studied. It is pointed out that the phase variation of the nucleon–nucleon amplitude plays a significant role in describing σRwith γ = -1.6 fm2at in-medium nuclear density ϱ = 0 and γ = -2 fm2at ϱ = 0.17 fm-3in the whole energy range. A remarkable fit to the available experimental data is obtained by invoking Pauli blocking and high order momentum transfer of nucleon–nucleon (NN) elastic scattering amplitude for Ep< 100 MeV.