The elastic double scattering of deuterons by complex nuclei has been investigated experimentally. Measurements were made on carbon, aluminum, and copper near 157 Mev, on lithium, beryllium, and carbon near 125 Mev, and on carbon and aluminum at 94 Mev. The expected tensor components of the deuteron polarization have not been found. Measurements have been made of the differential cross section and vector-type polarization as a function of angle. The observed polarizations were found to be larger than would be expected on the basis of the individual nucleon-nucleus interactions.

• Received 31 May 1956

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.103.1502