Polarization observables in dp backward elastic scattering at high and intermediate energies

Abstract

The tensor analyzing power $T_{20}$ and the polarization transfer coefficients ${\kappa }_0(=3/2K_y^y)$ and $K_{xz}^y$ are investigated for dp backward elastic scattering by the invariant-amplitude method. Discrepancies between the conventional calculations and the experimental data on $T_{20}$ and ${\kappa }_0$ at high and intermediate energies are mostly dissolved by including imaginary parts in the amplitudes. The quantity $K_{xz}^y$ is shown to be useful in criticizing nuclear force assumptions.

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