Entanglement maximization in low-energy neutron-proton scattering
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States); University of Washington, Seattle
The entanglement properties of neutron-proton scattering are investigated using a measure that counts the number of entangled pairs produced by the action of a scattering operator on a given initial neutron-proton state. All phase shifts relevant for scattering at laboratory energies up to 350 MeV are used. Entanglement is found to depend strongly on the initial state. Entanglement is maximized in very low energy scattering if the initial spin state is | ↑ ↓ >, but not if the initial state is | ↑ ↑ > . At such energies the Hamiltonian obeys Wigner SU(4) symmetry, and an entanglement maximum is a sign of that symmetry. At higher energies the angular dependence of entanglement is strong and the entanglement is large for many scattering angles. Furthermore, the tensor force is shown to play a significant role in producing entanglement at laboratory kinetic energies greater than about 50 MeV.
- Research Organization:
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-97ER41014
- OSTI ID:
- 2202966
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Journal Name: Physical Review. C Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 108; ISSN 2469-9985
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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