Three-Dimension Calculation for the Scattering Problem for Non-Spherical Potential

Abstract

The interaction of the 238U with a neutron is studied. Correct accounting for the non-spherical shape of the uranium nucleus is in focus. The optical potential is used as a model. It is shown that the spherically symmetric and non-spherical potentials give different scattering patterns, in particular different resonance features of the cross-section. The possibility of using the method as an extension of the particle–rotor model of the nucleus is illustrated.

Keywords

• axial-symmetric potential
• optical model
• deformation of nucleus