Nuclear spin polarization following intermediate-energy heavy-ion reactions

Journal Article · Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2750741· OSTI ID:21067197

Mantica, P F; Groh, D E; Pinter, J S ^[1]; Mertzimekis, T J ^[2]; Stuchbery, A E ^[3]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)
2. NSCL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)
3. Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)

Intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions can produce a spin polarization of the projectile-like species. Spin polarization has been observed for both nucleon removal and nucleon pickup processes. Qualitative agreement with measured spin polarization as a function of the momentum of the projectile-like fragment is found in a kinematical model that considers conservation of linear and angular momentum and assumes peripheral interactions between the fast projectile and target. Improvements to the kinematical model are discussed that aim to achieve quantitative agreement with spin polarization data from both the nucleon removal and pickup processes.

• OSTI ID: 21067197
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 915, Issue 1; Conference: 17. international spin physics symposium, Kyoto (Japan), 2-7 Oct 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2750741; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
PARITY
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE KINEMATICS
PICKUP REACTIONS
POLARIZATION
SPIN ORIENTATION