INVESTIGATION OF ELASTIC SCATTERING OF PROTONS BY 7Li IN THE ENERGY RANGE 3–5.3 MeV

This study investigates the elastic scattering of protons on the 7Li nucleus using the Full-Wave Method (FWM) within the framework of the optical model of the nucleus, which enables more accurate consideration of nuclear structure and interaction mechanisms. The calculations employ a microscopic folding potential based on the M3Y effective nucleon nucleon interaction, taking into account the nuclear density distribution. Theoretical computations are implemented in Python, using a 6th–8th order Runge–Kutta method to solve the Schrödinger equation. The results are compared with experimental data obtained at the Van de Graaff accelerator. This allows for refinement of the nuclear interaction parameters and the structure of the ⁷Li nucleus, as well as highlighting the necessity of including additional effects such as the imaginary part of the potential and an extended number of partial waves.

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