Forward scattering of a proton from a J=1 nucleus: Selection rules for flipping the spin of the target by two units

D. C. Zheng, D. Harrington, L. Zamick

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Abstract

We show that in the plane-wave impulse approximation an incident proton cannot, in the case of elastic forward (q=0) scattering, change the polarization state (J,M) of a J=1 target nucleus from (1,+1) to (1,-1), where the direction of polarization is normal to the scattering plane. We then show that this double spin-flip process can take place when the effects of double scattering are taken into account. As a corollary, the spin-quadrupole moment of the deuteron must be zero.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)75-78
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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