The Photodisintegration of the Deuteron

Abstract

The photomagnetic and photoelectric cross sections have been calculated for $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-energies from threshold (2.23 Mev) up to 20 Mev, using a central Yukawa potential with the same range (i.e., meson mass) in the $^{1}S$ and $^{3}S$ states and no interaction in the $^{3}P$ state. Exchange and quadrupole effects have been neglected. Results are given for three ranges, equivalent to meson masses 199, 256, and 298.5, and are compared with recent measurements.In the last section a comparison is made with the results obtained by the effective range method.