Fixed-energy inverse scattering with radial basis function neural networks and its application to neutron-alpha interactions

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Main Author: Balassa, Gábor
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contents This paper proposes a data-driven method to solve the fixed-energy inverse scattering problem for radially symmetric potentials using radial basis function (RBF) neural networks in an open-loop control system. The method estimates the scattering potentials in the Fourier domain by training an appropriate number of RBF networks, while the control step is carried out in the coordinate space by using the measured phase shifts as control parameters. The system is trained by both finite and singular input potentials and is capable of modeling a great variety of scattering events. The method is applied to neutron-alpha scattering at 10 MeV incident neutron energy, where the underlying central part of the potential is estimated by using the measured l = 0, 1, 2 phase shifts as inputs. The obtained potential is physically sensible, and the recalculated phase shifts are within a few percent relative error.
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spellingShingle Fixed-energy inverse scattering with radial basis function neural networks and its application to neutron-alpha interactions
Balassa, Gábor
Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
This paper proposes a data-driven method to solve the fixed-energy inverse scattering problem for radially symmetric potentials using radial basis function (RBF) neural networks in an open-loop control system. The method estimates the scattering potentials in the Fourier domain by training an appropriate number of RBF networks, while the control step is carried out in the coordinate space by using the measured phase shifts as control parameters. The system is trained by both finite and singular input potentials and is capable of modeling a great variety of scattering events. The method is applied to neutron-alpha scattering at 10 MeV incident neutron energy, where the underlying central part of the potential is estimated by using the measured l = 0, 1, 2 phase shifts as inputs. The obtained potential is physically sensible, and the recalculated phase shifts are within a few percent relative error.
title Fixed-energy inverse scattering with radial basis function neural networks and its application to neutron-alpha interactions
topic Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.06086