Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
The very large electromagnetic dissociation (EMD) cross section recently observed by Hill, Wohn, Schwellenbach, and Smith do not agree with Weizsacker-Williams (WW) theory or any simple modification thereof. Calculations are presented for the reaction probabilities for this experiment and the entire single and double nucleon removal EMD data set. It is found that for those few reactions where theory and experiment disagree, the probabilities are exceptionally large. This indicates that WW theory is not valid for these reactions and that one must consider higher order corrections and perhaps even a non-perturbative approach to quantum electrodynamics (QED).
Keywords:
COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR
Type:
Electromagnetic Processes in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions Relating to Space Radiation Research; 15 p
Format:
application/pdf
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