The two-body momentum distribution in finite nuclei Original Research Article

The two-body momentum distribution View the MathML source of nuclei is studied. First, a compact analytical expression is derived for Z=N, ℓ-closed nuclei, within the context of the independent particle shell model. Application to the light closed-shell nucleus 16O is included and discussed. Next, the effect of dynamical, short-range correlations is investigated in the case of the light nucleus 4He, by including Jastrow-type correlations in the formalism. The effect is significant for large values of View the MathML source and View the MathML source and for angles between the vectors View the MathML source and View the MathML source close to γ=180°and 0°.