Polarization in Proton-Proton Scattering at 3 and 4 Mev

Abstract

A phase-shift analysis of the proton-proton scattering data of Worthington, McGruer, and Findley has been carried out in an attempt to find fits which also lead to polarization of non-negligible size. Such fits, having $P$-wave phase shifts separated in spin-orbit order with first Born approximation spin-orbit splittings, have been found, giving a polarization as large as 4%. Phase shifts for $L\le 2$ have been included, with those for higher values of $L$, $J$ put equal to zero.