Pion production on exotic nuclei by antiproton annihilation

Pion production by antiproton annihilation on neutron- or proton-rich nuclei is studied in a fully quantum mechanical description of the reaction process in terms of a distorted wave approach. The elementary elastic N-bar N and the N-bar N → nπ annihilation vertices are obtained from a t-matrix accounting for coupled channels effects. The theoretical amplitudes are used to derive a microscopic N-bar A optical model potential and the meson production vertices. Nuclear structure effects are taken into account microscopically. Results for meson production cross sections are presented.