Spin Observables in the Two-Nucleon Capture and Dissociation Processes at Low Energies

Abstract

Spin observables in radiative neutron capture on a proton and its inverse process, photodisintegration of the deuteron are calculated using a pionless effective field theory with di-baryon fields. Good agreement with the results of existing standard nuclear physics approach is obtained at very low energies. As energy increases, however, the discrepancy between the effective field theory and the standard nuclear physics approach becomes substantial. We discuss the origin of the difference.