Nucleon and hadron structure changes in the nuclear medium and impact on observables

dc.contributor.authorSaito, K.
dc.contributor.authorTsushima, K.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, A.
dc.contributor.editorFaessler, A.
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWe review the effect of hadron structure changes in a nuclear medium using the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model, which is based on a mean field description of non-overlapping nucleon (or baryon) bags bound by the self-consistent exchange of scalar and vector mesons. This approach leads to simple scaling relations for the changes of hadron masses in a nuclear medium. It can also be extended to describe finite nuclei, as well as the properties of hypernuclei and meson-nucleus deeply bound states. It is of great interest that the model predicts a variation of the nucleon form factors in nuclear matter. We also study the empirically observed, Bloom-Gilman (quark-hadron) duality. Other applications of the model include subthreshold kaon production in heavy ion collisions, D and D-bar meson production in antiproton-nucleus collisions, and J/Psi suppression. In particular, the modification of the D and D-bar meson properties in nuclear medium can lead to a large J/Psi absorption cross section, which explains the observed J/Psi suppression in relativistic heavy ion collisions.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityK. Saito, K. Tsushima and A.W. Thomas
dc.identifier.citationProgress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2007; 58(1):1-167
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ppnp.2005.07.003
dc.identifier.issn0146-6410
dc.identifier.orcidThomas, A. [0000-0003-0026-499X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/57761
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bv
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2005.07.003
dc.subjectQuarks in nuclei
dc.subjectQuark–meson coupling model
dc.subjectRelativistic nuclear model
dc.subjectProperties of finite nuclei
dc.subjectA new scaling formula for hadron masses in matter
dc.subjectNucleon form factors
dc.subjectHypernuclei and exotic nuclei
dc.subjectMeson–nucleus bound states
dc.subjectNuclear structure functions
dc.subjectHadron reactions in matter
dc.titleNucleon and hadron structure changes in the nuclear medium and impact on observables
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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