SINGLE LEVEL MUON CAPTURE CALCULATIONS FOR C12 AND O16.
Abstract
Assuming the validity of the Universal Fermi Interaction hypothesis, comparison of theoretical single level muon capture rates with experimental data may prove valuable in determining the form and extent of renormalization of the nucleon-lepton weak interaction Hamiltonian density (the magnitudes of the induced form factors). To this end the muon capture transition probabilities were calculated for the C12 to B12 (ground state to ground state) and the O16 to N16 (O(+) to O(-)), (O(+) to 1(-)) transitions. Analysis of experimental results for these rates permits the computation of a region of possible values for the induced pseudoscalar (G sub p) and induced tensor (G sub T) form factors. The results are qualitatively in agreement with theoretical predictions of G sub p = 8(Lambda), where G sub T = O. The muon wave functions are corrected for finite nuclear size and relativistic effects, which are found to be not entirely negligible, even for the ratio of O16 capture rates. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0635312
Entities
People
- J. N. Huffaker
- R. F. Jacob
Organizations
- University of Alabama