Measurements of polarized-neutron-polarized-proton scattering: Implications for the triton binding energy

Wilburn, W.S. ; Gould, C.R. ; Haase, D.G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 71 (1993) 1982-1985, 1993.
Inspire Record 370854 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19731

Measurements have been made of ΔσT for polarized neutrons incident on a polarized-proton target from 3.65 to 11.60 MeV. In the energy range near 10 MeV, ΔσT is very sensitive to the nucleon-nucleon tensor interaction. Comparison of the data to potential-model predictions indicate that the tensor interaction is weak, resulting in values of the 3S1−3D1 mixing parameter ε1 which are smaller than predicted by any nucleon-nucleon potential model. A smaller tensor force will bring the predictions of local potential models for the triton binding energy into closer agreement with the experimental value.

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The measured cross section is the total cross section with the spins antiparallel minus the total cross section with the spins parallel.