Polarization of Protons Scattered from Complex Nuclei

Abstract

The experimental results for the angular dependence of polarization of elastically scattered protons from carbon at 14 and 16 MeV, and the polarization at 45° laboratory angle in the elastic scattering by 12 target nuclei at the energy of 12∼17 MeV are described. Qualitative agreement with the calculation in terms of optical potential with spin-orbit interaction is obtained for elastic scattering of protons by carbon.