Forward scattering of a proton from a J =1 nucleus: Selection rules for flipping the spin of the target by two units

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.41.75· OSTI ID:6963849

Zheng, D C; Harrington, D; Zamick, L ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 (US)

We show that in the plane-wave impulse approximation an incident proton cannot, in the case of elastic forward ({ital q}=0) scattering, change the polarization state ({ital J},{ital M}) of a {ital J}=1 target nucleus from (1,+1) to (1,{minus}1), where the direction of polarization is normal to the scattering plane. We then show that this double spin-flip process can take place when the effects of double scattering are taken into account. As a corollary, the spin-quadrupole moment of the deuteron must be zero.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-86ER40299
• OSTI ID: 6963849
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA) Vol. 41:1; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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653003* -- Nuclear Theory-- Nuclear Reactions & Scattering
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
AMPLITUDES
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
BARYON REACTIONS
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
DEUTERIUM TARGET
DISTRIBUTION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
IMPULSE APPROXIMATION
INTERACTIONS
LITHIUM 6 TARGET
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
POLARIZED TARGETS
PROTON REACTIONS
QUADRUPOLE MOMENTS
SCATTERING
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES
SELECTION RULES
SPIN FLIP
TARGETS