A comparison of π+ and π− scattering from 16O and 18O at the (3, 3) resonance

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(78)90577-4

Physics Letters B

Volume 77, Issues 4–5, 28 August 1978, Pages 359-362

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Angular distributions were measured for π⁺ and π⁻ scattering from ¹⁶O and ¹⁸O at 163 MeV. The π⁺ elastic cross sections are similar but significant differences are observed between the π⁻ elastic cross sections confirming the expected greater sensitivity of the π⁻ to the 2 extra neutrons in ¹⁸O. Appreciable differences between π⁺ and π⁻ are also observed for the inelastic scattering to the 2⁺ state at 1.98 MeV and the 3⁻ state at 5.09 MeV.

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