Precise Measurement of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">dp</mml:mi></mml:math>Elastic Scattering at 270 MeV and Three-Nucleon Force Effects

H. Sakai, K. Sekiguchi, H. Witała, W. Glöckle, M. Hatano, H. Kamada, Hiroharu Kato, Y. Maeda, A. Nogga, T. Ohnishi,

Physical Review Letters · 2000 · 148 citations · 23 references

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The cross section, the deuteron vector ${A}_{y}^{d}$ and tensor analyzing powers ${A}_{\mathrm{ij}}$, the polarization transfer coefficients ${K}_{\mathrm{ij}}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$, and the induced polarization ${P}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$ were measured for the $\mathrm{dp}$ elastic scattering at 270 MeV. The cross section and ${A}_{y}^{d}$ are well reproduced by Faddeev calculations with modern data-equivalent nucleon-nucleon forces plus the Tucson-Melbourne three-nucleon force. In contrast, ${A}_{\mathrm{ij}}$, ${K}_{\mathrm{ij}}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$, or ${P}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$ are not described by such calculations. These facts indicate the deficiencies in the spin dependence of the Tucson-Melbourne force and call for extended three-nucleon force models.

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