Proposed experimental study of wave-particle duality in $p,p$ scattering
Abstract
Of all nuclear physics experiments none are more fundamental than ``elastic'' and, secondarily, or scattering. Recognizing that these particles are themselves composite, ``elastic'' scattering may be accompanied by temporary internal rearrangement with undetectably small energy loss. % This paper argues that correct calculation of the spin dependence of elastic scattering must account for a previously-neglected relativistic effect of ``'', the anomalous magnetic dipole moment (MDM) of the scattering particles and proceeds to describe storage ring scattering configurations capable of confirming this contention. % Especially important experimentally for protons is the existence of ``near perfect'' proton-carbon scattering polarimetric analyzing power near \,MeV laboratory kinetic energy. % Possibilities: (i) With counter-circulating MeV energy proton beams the final spin states of coincident scattered protons can be determined with high probability for a significantly large fraction of all scatters. For comparison with current descriptions this corresponds roughly to proton kinetic energy MeV in the laboratory frame, close to the pion production threshold. % (ii) In a ``DERBENEV-style'' figure-8 storage ring, independently polarized, diametrically opposite bunches on orthogonal orbits can collide at the beam crossover point with symmetric MeV energies in a slow, transversely moving frame. % (iii) and beams can counter-circulate at the same time in a small racetrack shaped ring with superimposed electric and magnetic bending. In this case the scattering would be ``WOLFENSTEIN-style'' with collinear incident orbits. % To investigate the consistency of quantum mechanics and special relativity it is proposed to implement options (ii) and (iii) in the COSY beam hall.
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@article{arxiv.2302.03557,
title = {Proposed experimental study of wave-particle duality in $p,p$ scattering},
author = {Richard M Talman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.03557},
year = {2023}
}
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PSTP2022 Workshop, Mainz, Germany