Test of Data-to-Data Relations for the ReactionsZr90,92(ppol,p′) at 800 MeV

Abstract

Recently derived data-to-data (DTD) relations have been applied to elastic and inelastic scattering of 800-MeV protons from ${}_{}{}^{90}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Zr}$ and ${}_{}{}^{92}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Zr}$. Significant differences between the cross sections for the $2_1^{+}$ and $4_1^{+}$ states in the two nuclei suggest that DTD relations between elastic and inelastic cross sections are inadequate. Nevertheless, the DTD relation which predicts the analyzing power ($A_y$) from the cross section for inelastic transitions yields excellent agreement with the data. The physical significance of the fitting parameters is discussed.