Cross Section and Tensor Analysing Power of the $\vec{d}d\to \eta\alpha$ Reaction Near Threshold

The GEM collaboration Budzanowski, A. ; Chatterjee, A. ; Gebel, R. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 821 (2009) 193-209, 2009.
Inspire Record 803178 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52401

The angular distributions of the unpolarised differential cross section and tensor analysing power $A_{xx}$ of the $\vec{d}d\to\alpha \eta$ reaction have been measured at an excess energy of 16.6 MeV. The ambiguities in the partial-wave description of these data are made explicit by using the invariant amplitude decomposition. This allows the magnitude of the s-wave amplitude to be extracted and compared with results published at lower energies. In this way, firmer bounds could be obtained on the scattering length of the $\eta \alpha$ system. The results do not, however, unambiguously prove the existence of a quasi-bound $\eta \alpha$ state.

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Total cross section from fit to the differential angular distribution.

Differential angular distribution.

Analysing power measurements.


Total and differential cross-sections of p + p ---> pi+ + d reactions down to 275-keV above threshold

The GEM collaboration Drochner, M. ; Ernst, J. ; Fortsch, S ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 77 (1996) 454-457, 1996.
Inspire Record 431032 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19580

The p+p→π++d reaction is studied at excess energies between 0.275 and 3.86 MeV. Differential and total cross section were measured employing a magnetic spectrometer with nearly 4π acceptance in the center of mass system. The measured anisotropies between 0.008 and 0.29 indicate that the p wave is not negligible even so close to threshold. The data are compared to other data offering no evidence for charge symmetry breaking or time reversal violation. The s-wave and p-wave contributions at threshold are deduced.

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The CONST is p-wave contribution to the cross section. The differential cross section is fitted usig the relations 4*pi*D(SIG)/D(OMEGA) = SIG + CONST*P2(COS(THETA)), where P2 denotes the Legendre polynomial.