RPA calculation of $K^+$-nucleus cross-sections with a density-dependent Brueckner-Hartree-Fock NN interaction

Abstract

In the calculation of the $K^+$-nucleus cross sections, the coupling of the mesons exchanged between the $K^+$ and the target nucleons to the polarization of the Fermi and Dirac seas has been taken into account. This polarization has been calculated in the one-loop approximation but summed up to all orders (RPA approximation). For this calculation a density-dependent Brueckner-Hartree-Fock NN interaction providing a good description of both nuclear matter and finite nuclei has been used. The agreement with experiment is considerably improved.