Measurement of T{sub 20} in elastic electron-deuteron scattering
/ Authors
M. Bouwhuis, R. Alarcon, T. Botto, J. Brand, H. Bulten, S. Dolfini, R. Ent, M. Ferro-Luzzi, D. Higinbotham, C. W. Jager
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J. Lang, D. Lange, N. Papadakis, I. Passchier, H. R. Poolman, E. Six, J. Steijger, N. Vodinas, H. Vries, Z. Zhou
/ Abstract
The authors report on a measurement of the tensor analyzing power T{sub 20} in elastic electron-deuteron scattering in the range of four-momentum transfer from 1.8 to 3.2 fm{sup {minus}1}. Electrons of 704 MeV were scattered from a polarized deuterium internal target. The tensor polarization of the deuterium nuclei was determined with an ion-extraction system, allowing an absolute measurement of T{sub 20}. The data are described well by a non-relativistic calculation that includes the effects of meson-exchange currents.
Journal: Physical Review Letters