Elastic Proton-Deuteron Scattering at 450 Mev

Abstract

The elastic scattering cross section for 450-Mev protons by deuterons has been measured for proton center-of-mass scattering angles from 16.45° to 127°. The scattered protons (or recoil deuterons) were analyzed by a magnet and detected by a scintillation counter telescope. The cross sections have been normalized by using published $p-p$ cross sections. The sticking factor has been calculated for two deuteron potentials using the impulse approximation. This analysis indicates that there may be destructive interference between the $n-p$ and $p-p$ scattering in the deuteron at this energy.