Journal article
Tensor analyzing power in elastic scattering
GR Smith, A Altman, P Delheij, DR Gill, D Healey, RR Johnson, G Jones, D Ottewell, FM Rozon, ME Sevior, F Tervisidis, RP Trelle, GD Wait, P Walden, EL Mathie, GJ Lolos, SIH Naqvi, ET Boschitz, CR Ottermann, GS Kyle Show all
Physical Review Letters | AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC | Published : 1986
Abstract
A tensor-polarized deuteron target has been employed for the first measurements of the tensor analyzing power T20 in d elastic scattering. Data at six angles were measured at pion bombarding energies of 133.8 and 150.9 MeV. The results settle a long-standing controversy over conflicting measurements of the tensor polarization t20, and dispute evidence for dibaryon resonances predicated on one of these t20 measurements. The data are shown to be in reasonable agreement with recent Faddeev calculations which have reduced contributions from pion absorption. © 1986 The American Physical Society.