학술논문
Neutron skin of $^{208}$Pb from Coherent Pion Photoproduction
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Working Paper
Author
Tarbert, C. M.; Watts, D. P.; Glazier, D. I.; Aguar, P.; Ahrens, J.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Bekrenev, V.; Boillat, B.; Braghieri, A.; Branford, D.; Briscoe, W. J.; Brudvik, J.; Cherepnya, S.; Codling, R.; Downie, E. J.; Foehl, K.; Grabmayr, P.; Gregor, R.; Heid, E.; Hornidge, D.; Jahn, O.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Knezevic, A.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Kotulla, M.; Krambrich, D.; Krusche, B.; Lang, M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lugert, S.; MacGregor, I. J. D.; Manley, D. M.; Martinez, M.; McGeorge, J. C.; Mekterovic, D.; Metag, V.; Nefkens, B. M. K.; Nikolaev, A.; Novotny, R.; Owens, R. O.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S. N.; Price, J. W.; Rosner, G.; Rost, M.; Rostomyan, T.; Schadmand, S.; Schumann, S.; Sober, D.; Starostin, A.; Supek, I.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Walcher, Th.; Zehr, F.
Source
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 242502 2014
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Abstract
Information on the size and shape of the neutron skin on $^{208}$Pb has been extracted from coherent pion photoproduction cross sections measured using the Crystal Ball together with the Glasgow tagger at the MAMI electron beam facility. On exploitation of an interpolated fit of a theoretical model to the measured cross sections the half-height radius and diffuseness of the neutron distribution are found to be 6.70$\pm 0.03(stat)$ fm and 0.55$\pm 0.01(stat)$$^{+0.02}_{-0.03}(sys)$ fm respectively, corresponding to a neutron skin thickness $\Delta r_{np}$=0.15$\pm 0.03(stat)$$^{+0.01}_{-0.03}(sys)$ fm. The results give the first successful extraction of a neutron skin with an electromagnetic probe and indicate the skin of $^{208}$Pb has a halo character. The measurement provides valuable new constraints on both the structure of nuclei and the equation of state for neutron-rich matter.
Comment: 4 figures 5 pages. Version submitted to journal. Includes additional studies of systematic effects in the extracted diffuseness, which led to a small increase in the quoted systematic error. These additional studies are discussed in the revised manuscript. Also includes minor editorial improvements to the text
Comment: 4 figures 5 pages. Version submitted to journal. Includes additional studies of systematic effects in the extracted diffuseness, which led to a small increase in the quoted systematic error. These additional studies are discussed in the revised manuscript. Also includes minor editorial improvements to the text