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Polarizing mechanisms for stored $p$ and $\bar p$ beams interacting with a polarized target

Accelerator Physics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

Kinetics of the polarization buildup at the interaction of stored protons (antiprotons) with a polarized target is considered. It is demonstrated that for small scattering angles, when a projectile remains in the beam, the polarization buildup is completely due to the spin-flip transitions. The corresponding cross sections turn out to be negligibly small for a hydrogen gas target as well as for a pure electron target. For the latter, the filtering mechanism also does not provide a noticeable beam polarization.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0504183,
  title  = {Polarizing mechanisms for stored $p$ and $\bar p$ beams interacting with a polarized target},
  author = {A. I. Milstein and V. M. Strakhovenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0504183},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure