A dispersive optical model analysis of ${}^{208}$Pb generating a neutron-skin prediction beyond the mean field

M. C. Atkinson, M. H. Mahzoon, M. A. Keim +4

A nonlocal dispersive-optical-model analysis has been carried out for neutrons and protons in ${}^{208}$Pb. Elastic-scattering angular distributions, total and reaction cross section…