Reply to “Comment on ‘Quantum-mechanical equivalent-photon spectrum for heavy ion physics”’
Abstract
Shortcomings of a momentum-space treatment of strong absorption, as discussed in the preceding Comment, are only of concern at low projectile energies, $\ensuremath{\gamma}<1.5$. At intermediate and high energies, for which the quantum-mechanical equivalent-photon spectrum is intended, the quantum-mechanical cross sections are reduced relative to the semiclassical results whether one treats strong effects via a momentum-space or an impact-parameter (spatial) cutoff. At these energies the origin of the discrepancy between the predictions of fully quantum-mechanical and the semiclassical calculations cannot be traced to differences in the treatment of strong-interaction effects. Rather, they arise from quantum effects neglected in the semiclassical calculations.
Read the paper
Related studies
- Chaos and quantum thermalization
- The Dalton quantum chemistry program system
- Cord Blood Leptin and Adiponectin as Predictors of Adiposity in Children at 3 Years of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Quantitative metabolomics by H-NMR and LC-MS/MS confirms altered metabolic pathways in diabetes
- Stable adiabatic quantum batteries
- A novel self-lipid antigen targets human T cells against CD1c(+) leukemias
Go deeper in Evidence Hub
Evidence Hub adds a study data sheet (design, sample size, evidence level, key numbers), an AI summary and a chat grounded in the paper's text.