H. Mardanpour

Elastic proton-deuteron scattering at intermediate energies

Observables in elastic proton-deuteron scattering are sensitive probes of the nucleon-nucleon interaction and three-nucleon force effects. The present experimental database for this reaction is large, but contains a large discrepancy between data sets for the differential cross section taken at 135 MeV/nucleon by two experimental research groups. This article reviews the background of this problem and presents new data taken at Kernfysisch Versneller Instituute (KVI). Differential cross sections and analyzing powers for the

Spin-isospin selectivity in three-nucleon forces

{}^{2}\mathrm{H}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{p},d)p

Proton-deuteron break-up measurements with BINA at 135 MeV

and

Measurements of scattering observables for the pd break-up reaction

{}^{1}\mathrm{H}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{d},d)p

Quasi-free elastic deuteron-proton scattering in the three-body break-up reaction of deuteron-deuteron scattering

reactions at 135 MeV/nucleon and 65 MeV/nucleon, respectively, have been measured. The differential cross-section data differ significantly from previous measurements and consistently follow the energy dependence as expected from an interpolation of published data taken over a large range at intermediate energies.

Three-body break-up in deuteron-deuteron scattering at 65 MeV/nucleon

Abstract Precision data are presented for the break-up reaction, H 2 ( p → , p p ) n , within the framework of nuclear-force studies. The experiment was carried out at KVI using a polarized-proton beam of 190 MeV impinging on a liquid-deuterium target and by exploiting the detector, BINA. Some of the vector-analyzing powers are presented and compared with state-of-the-art Faddeev calculations including three-nucleon forces effect. Significant discrepancies between the data and theoretical predictions were observed for kinematical configurations which correspond to the H 2 ( p → , He 2 ) n channel. These results are compared to the H 2 ( p → , d ) p reaction to test the isospin sensitivity of the present three-nucleon force models. The current modeling of two and three-nucleon forces is not sufficient to describe consistently polarization data for both isospin states.

STUDY OF ALL REACTION CHANNELS IN DEUTERON-DEUTERON SCATTERING

High-precision measurements of the proton-deuteron elastic and break-up reaction have been performed in the past at KVI and elsewhere with the aim to study three-nucleon force (3NF) effects. In the present work, we explored 3NF effects in the break-up scattering process by performing a measurement of vector analyzing powers and differential cross sections using a 135 MeV polarized-proton beam impinging on a liquid-deuterium target. For this study, we used a new experimental setup, Big Instrument for Nuclear-polarization Analysis, BINA, which covers almost the entire kinematical phase space of the break-up reaction. The results are interpreted with the help of state-of-the-art Faddeev calculations.

19TH INTERNATIONAL IUPAP CONFERENCE ON FEW-BODY PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS

High-precision measurements of the scattering observables such as cross sections and analyzing powers for the proton-deuteron elastic and break-up reactions have been performed at KVI in the last two decades and elsewhere to investigate various aspects of the three-nucleon force (3NF) effects simultaneously. In 2006 an experiment was performed to study these effects in p+d break-up reaction at 135 MeV with the detection system, Big Instrument for Nuclear polarization Analysis, BINA. BINA covers almost the entire kinematical phase space of the break-up reaction. The results are interpreted with the help of state-of-the-art Faddeev calculations and are partly presented in this contribution.

Three nucleon force effects in cross section and spin observables of elastic deuteron proton scattering at 90 MeV / nucleon

This paper discusses some of the recent results obtained in a deuteron-deuteron scattering experiment using a polarized beam of deuterons with an incident energy of 130 MeV. A 4π detection system allowed to measure cross sections and spin observables for various final-state configurations. Here, we discuss the quasi-free elastic deuteron-proton scattering process in deuteron-deuteron scattering which has been observed by analyzing kinematical configurations for which the target neutron acts as a spectator particle. This part of the data can be compared directly to three-nucleon calculations and with existing data for the elastic deuteron-proton scattering process. The results for the polarization observables iT11 and T22 agree well with elastic scattering data published so-far and measured concurrently using a proton target. Surprisingly, the tensor observable T20 shows significant discrepancies with data taken using a proton target.

Spin observables in the three-body break-up process near the quasi-free limit in deuteron–deuteron scattering

We successfully identified several multibody final states in deuteron-deuteron scattering at 65 MeV/nucleon at KVI using a unique and advanced detection system called BINA. This facility enabled us to perform cross sections and polarization measurements with an improved statistical and systematic precision. The analysis procedure and a part of the results of the three-body break-up channel in the deuteron-deuteron scattering at 65 MeV/nucleon are presented.