Nonlinear Meson Theory of Nuclear Forces. I. Neutral Scalar Mesons with Point-Contact Repulsion

1951 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. I. Schiff

The features of the scattering of fast neutrons by protons are calculated using the Møller- Rosenfeld version of the meson theory of nuclear forces. The experimental results of Occhialini & Powell are used to check the predicted angular distribution of the scattered particles and to determine the mass of the meson; the meson mass indicated is about 215 electronic masses, which agrees with the mass of cosmic ray mesons. The total scattering cross-section predicted by the theory agrees with the empirical results.


1941 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 835-836
Author(s):  
Harald Wergeland
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1951 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Taketani ◽  
S. Machida ◽  
S. Onuma
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The features of the scattering of protons by protons are calculated using the Møller-Rosenfeld version of the meson theory of nuclear forces. A comparison with the experimental material suggests that the neutron-proton interaction is slightly stronger than that between two protons. The predictions of the theory fit the experimental results best when the meson mass is assumed to be about 270 electronic masses. This is significantly larger than that indicated by cosmic-ray measurements, and it is also greater than the values found by using the theory to calculate the features of neutron-proton scattering and the binding energies of the lightest nuclei.


1950 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Dancoff
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