Nuclear-Structure Calculations in the Continuum—Application to Neutron-Carbon Scattering

An explicit method for calculating the scattering matrix from a given structure-model Hamiltonian is presented. The special technique adopted uses nonorthogonal eigenfunctions of the basic model Hamiltonian to represent the scattering wave functions in the interaction region. Application of this approach is mode to neutron scattering by ¹²C. The weak-coupling particle-rotator model has been used for the positive-parity states of ¹³C. The results obtained agree closely with the experimental total neutron cross section, both the background and resonant behavior being well reproduced by the theory.