Deuteron P wave in elastic backward proton-deuteron scattering - art. no. 044004

The elastic backward proton-deuteron scattering is analyzed within a covari ant approach based on the invariant expansion of the reaction amplitude. Th e relativistic invariant equations for all the polarization observables are presented. Within the impulse approximation the relation of the tensor ana lyzing power T20 and the polarization transfer kappa (0) to the P-wave comp onents of the deuteron wave function is found. Comparison of the theoretica l calculations with the experimental data is presented. Experimental verifi cation of the reaction mechanism by constructing some combinations of diffe rent observables is suggested.