Beam-polarization observables in D(γ→,<i>p</i>)<i>n</i> and the nuclear tensor force

G. S. Blanpied; M. Blecher; A. Caracappa; C. Djalali; M-A. Duval; G. Giordano; S. Hoblit; O. C. Kistner; G. Matone; L. Miceli; W. K. Mize; B. M. Preedom; A. M. Sandorfi; C. Schaerf; R. M. Sealock; C. E. Thorn; S. T. Thornton; K. Vaziri; C. S. Whisnant

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1206

Beam-polarization observables in D(γ→,p)n and the nuclear tensor force

G. S. Blanpied, M. Blecher, A. Caracappa, C. Djalali, M-A. Duval, G. Giordano, S. Hoblit, O. C. Kistner, G. Matone, L. Miceli, W. K. Mize, B. M. Preedom, A. M. Sandorfi, C. Schaerf, R. M. Sealock, C. E. Thorn, S. T. Thornton, K. Vaziri, and C. S. Whisnant

Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1206 – Published 2 September 1991

Abstract

New precision angular distribution data for the D(γ,p)n reaction are presented for incident photon energies of 191 and 222 MeV. The difference of cross sections measured with orthogonal states of linear polarization is sensitive to the short-range behavior of the tensor interaction in models of the nuclear force. Comparisons with the Bonn and Paris potentials illustrate the sensitivity.

Received 29 May 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1206

Authors & Affiliations

G. S. Blanpied, M. Blecher, A. Caracappa, C. Djalali, M-A. Duval, G. Giordano, S. Hoblit, O. C. Kistner, G. Matone, L. Miceli, W. K. Mize, B. M. Preedom, A. M. Sandorfi, C. Schaerf, R. M. Sealock, C. E. Thorn, S. T. Thornton, K. Vaziri, and C. S. Whisnant

Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
Universita di Roma and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Roma, Italy
Department of Physics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590