Abstract
The photon analyzing power for the photodisintegration of the deuteron was measured for seven gamma-ray energies between 2.39 and 4.05 MeV using the linearly polarized gamma-ray beam of the high-intensity gamma-ray source at the Duke Free-Electron Laser Laboratory. The data provide a stringent test of theoretical calculations for the inverse reaction, the neutron-proton radiative capture reaction at energies important for Big-Bang nucleosynthesis. Our data are in excellent agreement with potential model and effective field theory calculations. Therefore, the uncertainty in the baryon density Ω Bh2 obtained from Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis can be reduced at least by 20%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-13 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
Volume | 574 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 6 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics