Systematic uncertainties in direct reaction theories

作者：Lovell A E^*; Nunes F M

来源：Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics , 2015, 42(3): 034014.

DOI：10.1088/0954-3899/42/3/034014

• nuclear reactions
• optical potentials
• transfer reactions
• few-body methods

Nuclear reactions are common probes to study nuclei and in particular, nuclei at the limits of stability. The data from reaction measurements depend strongly on theory for a reliable interpretation. Even when using state-of-the-art reaction theories, there are a number of sources of systematic uncertainties. These uncertainties are often unquantified or estimated in a very crude manner. It is clear that for theory to be useful, a quantitative understanding of the uncertainties is critical. Here, we discuss major sources of uncertainties in a variety of reaction theories used to analyze (d, p) nuclear reactions in the energy range E-d = 10-20 MeV, and we provide a critical view on how these have been handled in the past and how estimates can be improved.

• 出版日期2015-3