Precision measurement of vector and tensor analyzing powers in elastic deuteron-proton scattering

H. Mardanpour, H. R. Amir-Ahmadi, A. Deltuva, K. Itoh, N. Kalantar-Nayestanaki, T. Kawabata, H. Kuboki, Y. Maeda, J. G. Messchendorp, S. Sakaguchi, H. Sakai, N. Sakamoto, Y. Sasamoto, M. Sasano, K. Sekiguchi, K. Suda, Y. Takahashi, T. Uesaka, H. Witała, K. Yako

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Abstract

High-precision vector and tensor analyzing powers of elastic deuteron-proton (d + p) scattering have been measured at intermediate energies to investigate effects of three-nucleon forces. Angular distributions in the range of 70°-120° in the center-of mass frame for incident-deuteron energies Edlab = 130 and 180 MeV were obtained using the RIKEN facility. The beam polarization was unambiguously determined by measuring the 12C(d, α)10B(2+) reaction at 0°. Results of the measurements are compared with state-of-the-art three-nucleon calculations. The present modeling of nucleon-nucleon forces and its extension to the three-nucleon system is not sufficient to describe the high-precision data consistently and requires, therefore, further investigation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)383-391
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007 Mar
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 21.30.-x Nuclear forces
  • 21.45.+v Few-body systems
  • 24.70.+s Polarization phenomena in reactions
  • 25.45.De Elastic and inelastic scattering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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