Measurement of the Angular Distribution of Tensor Polarization in Pion Deuteron Elastic Scattering

1981
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 47 (1981) 472-475

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Abstract: (APS)
The angular dependence of the deuteron tensor polarization t20 in π−d elastic scattering has been measured for the first time. The results, at an incident pion energy of 142 MeV, are found to be in disagreement with all present theoretical predictions.
  • PI DEUTERON: ELASTIC SCATTERING
  • ELASTIC SCATTERING: PI DEUTERON
  • DEUTERON: POLARIZATION
  • POLARIZATION: DEUTERON
  • POLARIZATION: TENSOR
  • TENSOR: POLARIZATION
  • ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
  • COUNTERS AND DETECTORS: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
  • LAMPF LINAC
  • 0.142 GEV