Elastic scattering of α-particles and some tightly bound light nuclei has shown the pattern of
rainbow scattering at medium energies, which is due to the refraction of the incident wave by …

A review of evidence on the properties of the A= 12 nuclei, with emphasis on material
leading to information about the structure of the A= 12 systems.

A study of the interaction of the loosely bound nuclei Li 6, 7 at 9 and 19 MeV∕ nucleon with
light targets has been undertaken. With the determination of unambiguous optical potentials …

It is shown that the dilute density distribution of α particles in nuclei can be observed in the
Airy structure in nuclear rainbow scattering. We have analyzed α+ C 12 rainbow scattering to …

The physical interpretation of nuclear rainbow scattering within the frame of the optical
model is critically investigated. Starting from the properties of the Luneburg lens, a gradient …

Rainbows are generally considered to be caused by static refraction and reflection. A
primary and a secondary rainbow appear due to refraction and internal reflection in a …

We perform a systematic study of inelastic nuclear rainbow scattering for the O 16+ C 12
system to the 2+(4.44 MeV) state of C 12 at incident energies of 100–608 MeV with the …

A review of recent experiments on the study of the nuclear rainbow phenomenon in
scattering and some reactions induced by light heavy ions is given. It includes (i) the study of …

A simple technique is described that provides an improved nearside-farside (NF) method for
elastic scattering amplitudes. The technique, involving the novel resummation of a Legendre …

α+ α scattering has a long history since the first experiment by Rutherford and Chadwick in
1927 and has been studied thoroughly experimentally and theoretically. However, α+ α …