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Title: A determination of the vector and tensor analyzing powers in low energy {sup 1}H(d,{gamma}){sup 3}He reaction

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:255504

Full angular distributions of the vector and tensor analyzing powers have been measured for {sup 1}H(d,{gamma}){sup 3}He in the energy range 20 <, E{sub d} 330 keV. A vapor condensed heavy ice target was bombarded by a 330 keV beam using Low Energy Beam Facility and Intense Polarized lon Source at TUNL. They rays were detected in two large volume HPGe crystals. We have extracted functional energy dependence of analyzing powers at each measured angle, i.e. 0{degrees}, 30{degrees}, 60{degrees}, 90{degrees}, 120{degrees}, and 135{degrees}. The results will be compared with preliminary calculations based on the Refined Resonating Group Model (RRGM). It is expected that measurement of polarization observables for this reaction will provide new insights into the mechanism of low energy capture reaction e.g. the role of meson exchange currents, Coulomb effects, etc.

OSTI ID:
255504
Report Number(s):
CONF-9510116-; ISSN 0003-0503; TRN: 96:015810
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 40, Issue 10; Conference: Fall meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society, Bloomington, IN (United States), 25-28 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English