TENSOR FORCE AND NN SCATTERING WITH POLARIZED BEAM AND TARGET

Abstract

Expressing the NN scattering matrix in terms of irreducible tensor amplitudes which are directly related to the central interaction in the singlet channel and the central, spin-orbit and tensor interactions in the triplet channel, we show how incisive information can be gathered about the NN interaction and in particular about tensor interactions at low energies by measuring the differential cross-section employing polarized beam and target with appropriate geometries.