Chirality in ( p , 2 p ) reactions induced by proton helicity
Abstract
It is shown that longitudinally polarized protons can be used to induce chirality in the final states of the $(\vec{p},pN)$ reaction at intermediate energies, when there exist three final-state particles with non-coplanar momentum vectors. The analyzing power $A_z$ is proposed as a measure of this effect. Theoretical descriptions to obtain $A_z$ based on an intuitive picture as well as a distorted wave impulse approximation are presented, showing that the helicity of incident protons is coupled to the chirality of the orbital motion of a single-particle wave function, resulting in the chirality of the final states and a large $A_z$ value.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
Protein Structure and Dynamics
Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical Review C
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 3
- Publication date
- 3 March 2026
- Language
- EN