Investigation of the dp Breakup and dp Elastic Reactions at Intermediate Energies at Nuclotron

Abstract

The main goal of the deuteron spin structure project is to investigate the spin structure of nucleon–nucleon and three nucleon short-range correlations via the measurements of the polarization observables in the deuteron induced reactions at intermediate energies at Nuclotron (Dubna, Russia). In this framework, dp nonmesonic breakup and dp elastic reactions are investigated using internal target station. The dp breakup data are obtained with the detection of two outgoing protons at the angles of $$19^{\circ }$$ – $$54^{\circ }$$ in lab. frame at the deuteron energies of 300–500 MeV. The data of dp elastic scattering for the deuteron energies up to 2000 MeV are obtained in angular range $$70^{\circ }$$ – $$120^{\circ }$$ in cm. The further perspectives of the investigations using polarized deuteron beam as well as the studies of the $${}^3{\mathrm{He}}(d,p){}^4{\mathrm{He}}$$ reaction are discussed.