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Measurement of T20 in Elastic Electron-Deuteron Scattering

M. Bouwhuis, R. Alarcon, T. Botto, J. F. J. van den Brand, H. J. Bulten, S. Dolfini, R. Ent, M. Ferro-Luzzi, D. W. Higinbotham, C. W. de Jager, J. Lang, D. J. J. de Lange, N. Papadakis, I. Passchier, H. R. Poolman, E. Six, J. J. M. Steijger, N. Vodinas, H. de Vries, Z. -L. Zhou

nucl-exarXiv:nucl-ex/9810004

Abstract

We report on a measurement of the tensor-analyzing power T20 in elastic electron-deuteron scattering in the range of four-momentum transfer from 1.8 to 3.2 fm-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 T20. The data are described well by a non-relativistic calculation that includes the effects of meson-exchange currents.

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