Inelastic Diffraction Scattering

Abstract

The method of distorted waves Born approximation is shown to be equivalent to the first-order adiabatic method for the calculation of inelastic scattering. The flexibility of the distorted waves method is indicated and tested by numerical calculation for a simplified model. The calculations treat the inelastic scattering of alpha particles from strongly absorbing nuclei, and are directly comparable to the adiabatic calculations considered by Blair in Fraunhofer approximation. Good agreement is found at forward angles. Coulomb wave functions are used, and the energy difference between initial and final states is taken into account. Comparison is made to a few representative experiments and good agreement is found.