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Deuteron tensor polarization component T_20(Q^2) as a crucial test for deuteron wave functions

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The deuteron tensor polarization component T_20(Q^2) is calculated by relativistic Hamiltonian dynamics approach. It is shown that in the range of momentum transfers available in to-day experiments, relativistic effects, meson exchange currents and the choice of nucleon electromagnetic form factors almost do not influence the value of T_20(Q^2). At the same time, this value depends strongly on the actual form of the deuteron wave function, that is on the model of NN-interaction in deuteron. So the existing data for T_20(Q^2) provide a crucial test for deuteron wave functions.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0607026,
  title  = {Deuteron tensor polarization component T_20(Q^2) as a crucial test for deuteron wave functions},
  author = {A. F. Krutov and V. E. Troitsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0607026},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages, 3 figures