Calculations of deeply bound pionic states in heavy and superheavy atoms
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics
- Vol. 11 (3) , L37-L42
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4616/11/3/003
Abstract
Binding energies and widths of pions bound in the 1s state of heavy and superheavy atoms are evaluated. The repulsive strong interaction lowers the Coulomb binding energy by up to 50%. The energy width of the strongest bound state investigated becomes comparable with the binding energy. No drastic consequence for pion propagation in nuclear matter is expected.Keywords
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