A new twist to the long-standing three-nucleon analyzing power puzzle

  • E. M. Neidel
  • , W. Tornow
  • , D. E. González Trotter
  • , C. R. Howell
  • , A. S. Crowell
  • , R. A. Macri
  • , R. L. Walter
  • , G. J. Weisel
  • , J. Esterline
  • , H. Witała
  • , B. J. Crowe
  • , R. S. Pedroni
  • , D. M. Markoff

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Abstract

New results for the neutron-deuteron analyzing power Ay(θ) at En = 1.2 and 1.9 MeV and their comparison to proton-deuteron data reveal a sizeable and unexpected difference which increases with decreasing center-of-mass energy. This finding calls for the theoretical treatment of a subtle electromagnetic effect presently not incorporated in rigorous three-nucleon scattering calculations, before it is justified to invoke charge-dependent three-nucleon forces and/or other new physics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)29-34
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume552
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 16 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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