Suppression of the Coulomb interaction in the off-energy-shell p-p scattering from the p+d -> p+p+n reaction

Off-energy-shell effects in p-p scattering have been investigated at p-p relative energies from 600 down to 80 keV applying the Trojan horse method (THM) to the p+d -> p+p+n reaction at 5 MeV. In contrast with the on-energy-shell case, no Coulomb-nuclear interference minimum has been found in the extracted THM p-p cross section, due to the suppression of the Coulomb amplitude as predicted by the half-off-energy shell calculations. This hypothesis is strengthened by the agreement between THM p-p data and calculated on-energy-shell n+n, n+p and nuclear p+p cross sections. RI Gyurky, Gyorgy/F-1078-2010; Fulop, Zsolt/B-2262-2008

Off-energy-shell effects in p-p scattering have been investigated at p-p relative energies from 600 down to 80 keV applying the Trojan horse method (THM) to the p+d -> p+p+n reaction at 5 MeV. In contrast with the on-energy-shell case, no Coulomb-nuclear interference minimum has been found in the extracted THM p-p cross section, due to the suppression of the Coulomb amplitude as predicted by the half-off-energy shell calculations. This hypothesis is strengthened by the agreement between THM p-p data and calculated on-energy-shell n+n, n+p and nuclear p+p cross sections.