Deuteron disintegration in three dimensions

TL;DR

This paper introduces a three-dimensional formalism for deuteron disintegration, offering a more general and potentially simpler approach compared to traditional partial wave methods in analyzing the two-nucleon system.

Contribution

It develops a new 3D framework for deuteron disintegration that utilizes a comprehensive set of isospin-spin states and a general current operator, improving upon traditional methods.

Findings

Demonstrates the equivalence of the new formalism with traditional methods

Provides a more flexible approach for modeling two-nucleon interactions

Simplifies the implementation of current operators in calculations

Abstract

We compare results from the traditional partial wave treatment of deuteron electro-disintegration with a new approach that uses three dimensional formalism. The new framework for the two-nucleon (2N) system using a complete set of isospin - spin states made it possible to construct simple implementations that employ a very general operator form of the current operator and 2N states.