Three-body force effect on Deuteron–Deuteron elastic scattering at medium energies

Abstract

In the framework of Glauber optical limit approximation taking into account D-state of deuteron and including three-nucleon force effect, the deuteron–deuteron elastic scattering differential cross-section is calculated at momenta [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV/c for incident deuteron. The D-state effect is not enough to obtain an agreement with the experimental data. The inclusion of three-nucleon force is necessary to improve the agreement with the data at momentum transferred squared greater than [Formula: see text] (GeV/c)2.