Possible Tests on the Verification of and Departure from " ${}^{1}S_{0} \to {}^{3}S_{1}$ Radiative Transition" in Thermal $n - p$ Capture

Tests are suggested to verify the hypothesis that thermal

n - p

capture proceeds via the transition

{}^{1}S_{0} \to {}^{3}S_{1}

and that approximately 10% of the observed capture cross section is due to interaction effects. It is shown that measurements of the "

γ

polarization effect" using polarized neutrons and protons are capable of testing the predictions of the hypothesis to within 1%.

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