Theoretical descriptions of compound-nuclear reactions: open problems & challenges

Abstract

Compound-nuclear processes play an important role for nuclear physics applications and are crucial for our understanding of the nuclear many-body problem. Despite intensive interest in this area, some of the available theoretical developments have not yet been fully tested and implemented. We revisit the general theory of compound-nuclear reactions, discuss descriptions of pre-equilibrium reactions, and consider extensions that are needed in order to get cross section information from indirect measurements.

arXiv commentSubmission to J. Phys. G Focus issue on Open Problems in Reaction Theory, 25 pages, 2 figures

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