Polarization transfer in quasifree (p→,n→) reactions on 2H and 3,4He targets at 197 MeV

In this paper, we present a complete set of polarization-transfer observables measured at 197 MeV in the quasifree region for ((p) over right arrow, (n) over right arrow) reactions on H-2 and He-3,He-4 targets. Data were obtained at laboratory scattering angles of 13degrees, 24degrees, 37degrees, and 48degrees for the H-2 target and at 13degrees and 37degrees for the He-3,He-4 targets. The data span an energy-loss range up to 150 MeV, with a corresponding momentum-transfer range q = 0.75-2.4 fm(-1). The polarization-transfer observables are used to calculate the center-of-mass polarization observables. The empirical results for the H-2 target are compared to the observables obtained from the free nucleon-nucleon database and with Faddeev-type calculations. No discernible differences are observed in either the values of polarization-transfer observables or in the center-of-mass polarization observables among the three nuclei studied in this paper.