5: Scattering Flashcards
1
Q
incoming particles do not ___ or produce new particles
A
fragment
2
Q
___ we expect the only particles to scatter to be those that hit the centre
A
classically
3
Q
describe incoming particle with ___ wave
A
plane
4
Q
if solution is ___ symmetric then m=0
A
azimuthally
5
Q
scattering solutions preserve total ___ of incoming wave
A
angular momentum
6
Q
potential only significantly non-zero near ___
A
the origin
7
Q
phase shift completely determines the ___
A
cross section
8
Q
at ___ energies, the s-wave phase shift depends parametrically on the ___ and ___ of the well
A
low/width/depth
9
Q
___ is essentially the matrix element of the ___ which connects the initial state with a given outgoing state
A
scattering amplitude/potential
