New Approach to the Analysis of Nucleon-Deuteron Breakup Data

We propose calculations and measurements of $N+d$ breakup cross sections as a function of a new set of kinematic variables. When carried out as a function of these variables, separable-potential calculations predict cross sections which exhibit a very deep destructive interference minimum over a wide range of bombarding energies. We proposed a procedure for isolating the effect of the crucial $M_{d2\mathrm{}}$ amplitude on the cross section.