The purpose of the present report is to describe in complete detail a FORTRAN code
named Program SCAT 4 written by the UCLA group in order to analyze elastic scattering
of various particles against complex nuclei by means of the diffuse surface optical model
of the nucleus.
While a number of similar programs have been prepared and used by other groups,
there have been many requests for the UCLA program because of its flexibility and the
availability of IBM 704 and 709 computers for which the program is written.
The present program still contains some undesirable features and the UCLA group is
constantly modifying it to make it more efficient and flexible. However, a “final” program
will probably never be reached and it was decided to release Program SCAT 4 without
further delay; as they develop, modifications and additions will be described in later
reports.
A Fortran Program for Elastic Scattering Analyses with the Nuclear Optical Model