Two-Nucleon Interaction at High Energies and the Lévy Potential

Abstract

The predictions of the Lévy potential for nucleon-nucleon scattering and polarization at high energies have been explored. Most of the computations were made at 162 Mev, although some have also been done at 105 and 348 Mev. Various values of the Blatt-Kalos parameters were tried as well as certain modifications in the coupling constants and the range which surrender approximate agreement with the low-energy data. No satisfactory agreement with the unpolarized and polarized cross sections could be found. The need of a spin-orbit term in the two-nucleon interaction is discussed.