Reconstructing the Nuclear Profile In Gauge Space

We introduce an expression for the deformed nuclear density in gauge space in terms of the pairing deformation parameter P. The Fourier components of this quantity as functions of the ordinary space variables can be used to define macroscopic form factors for multiparticle transfer processes in superfluid nuclei. Experimental "N-particle transfer cross sections for "N=±2, ±4, etc., analyzed within this framework yield the relative magnitudes of the Fourier amplitudes. This procedure therefore allows for the reconstruction of density contours in the abstract space. © 1987 The American Physical Society.