Precision measurements of the pp ---> pi+ pn and pp ---> pi+ d reactions: Importance of long-range and tensor force effects

The COSY-GEM collaboration Budzanowski, A. ; Chatterjee, A. ; Hawranek, P. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 79 (2009) 061001, 2009.
Inspire Record 818511 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52961

Inclusive measurements of pion production in proton--proton collisions in the forward direction were undertaken at 400 and 600 MeV at COSY using the Big Karl spectrograph. The high resolution in the $\pi^+$ momentum ensured that there was an unambiguous separation of the $pp\to {\pi}^+d/\pi^+pn$ channels. Using these and earlier data, the ratio of the production cross sections could be followed through the $\Delta$ region and compared with the predictions of final state interaction theory. Deviations are strongly influenced by long-range terms in the production operator and the tensor force in the final $pn$ system. These have been investigated in a realistic $pp\to\pi^+d/\pi^+pn$ calculation that includes $S \rightleftharpoons D$ channel coupling between the final nucleons. A semi-quantitative understanding of the observed effects is achieved.

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Forward differential cross section for P P --> PI+ P N for beam momenta 1640 MeV.

Forward differential cross section for P P --> PI+ P N for beam momenta 1220 MeV.

Forward differential cross section for P P --> PI+ P N for beam momenta 955 MeV.

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Energy dependence of the analyzing power for the p p ---> pi+ d reaction in the energy region 500-MeV - 800-MeV

Yoshida, H.Y. ; Shimizu, H. ; Ohnuma, H. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 541 (1992) 443-452, 1992.
Inspire Record 320645 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36702

The energy dependence of the analyzing power A y for the pp → π + d reaction was measured during polarized beam acceleration from 500 to 800 MeV, using an internal target inserted into the beam every acceleration cycle. The measurements were made with the pion laboratory angle fixed at 68° and with incident proton energy bins varying from 10 to 30 MeV in width. The statistical accuracy per bin is ΔA y ⋍ 0.06 .

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ANALYZING POWER IN THE REACTION P P ---> D PI+ FOR BEAM MOMENTA FROM 1.17-GEV/C TO 1.96-GEV/C

Corcoran, M.d. ; Calkin, M.m. ; Hoftiezer, J.h. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 120 (1983) 309-313, 1983.
Inspire Record 190882 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30825

The analyzing power A y 0 in the reaction p↑p→dπ + has been measured using the polarized proton beam at Argonne National Laboratory's zero gradient synchrotron. Data were taken at beam momenta of 1.17, 1.47, 1.70, and 1.96 GeV/ c and for pion center of mass angles from 8° to 163°.

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