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 · 147 citations · 23 references

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The cross section, the deuteron vector A(d)(y) and tensor analyzing powers A(ij), the polarization transfer coefficients K(y('))(ij), and the induced polarization P(y(')) were measured for the dp elastic scattering at 270 MeV. The cross section and A(d)(y) are well reproduced by Faddeev calculations with modern data-equivalent nucleon-nucleon forces plus the Tucson-Melbourne three-nucleon force. In contrast, A(ij), K(y('))(ij), or P(y(')) 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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