Abstract

Angular distributions of α-particles from the reaction 209Bi(t, α) 208Pb (ground state) have been measured at bombarding energies E t = 8.5 MeV and E t = 9.0 MeV. Zero-range (ZR) DWBA analyses of the data are used to determine the radial extent of the wave function of the lh 9 2 orbit in which the transferred proton is bound in 209Bi. The applicability of the sub-Coulomb ZR DWBA treatment is investigated by comparison of ZR and exact finite-range DWBA calculations. A value of the (t, α) normalization constant of (20.8 ± 3.1) × 10 4 MeV 2 · fm 3, based on forward dispersion relations, has been obtained from this comparison. The asymptotic amplitude of the wave function is measured directly and the rms radius is extracted via a Woods-Saxon model. A value of √〈 r 2〉 = 6.10 −0.08 +0.12 fm, corresponding to a point proton and to a local Woods-Saxon potential, is obtained. The rms radius and radial wave function of the 1 h 9 2 proton are compared with the results of electron scattering and muonic atom data on targets of 209Bi and 208Pb and with the results of Hartree-Fock calculations.

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