Density dependence of resonance broadening and shadowing effects in nuclear photoabsorption

Abstract

Medium effects as a function of the mass number $A$ are studied in the total photonuclear cross section from the $\Delta$-resonance region up to the region where shadowing effects are known to exist. A consistent picture is obtained by simply assuming a density dependence of the different mechanisms of resonance broadening and shadowing. The $\Delta$-mass shift is found to increase with $A$.

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