Novel technique for measuring the vector polarization of a deuteron
The usual method of double scattering that is employed for measuring the vector polarization (P = 2/..sqrt..3 it/sub 11/) of final state deuterons in a reaction is to use the appreciable analyzing power available for certain angular regions of elastic scattering or deuteron initiated reactions. For increasing deuteron energies the cross section and/or analyzing power for such processes generally decreases, thus limiting the utility of this technique at intermediate energies. We recently developed a method for measuring it/sub 11/ and demonstrated its validity for deuterons in the energy range 500 to 600 MeV. The technique should be applicable for deuteron energies in the range 400 MeV to a few GeV. A brief description of the technique is given.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (USA); Texas Univ., Austin (USA); California Univ., Los Angeles (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-81ER40027
- OSTI ID:
- 6584915
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830862-18-App.19; ON: DE84016929
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 10. international conference on few-body problems in physics, Karlsruhe, F.R. Germany, 21 Aug 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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