Study of the threshold anomaly in the scattering of polarized 7Li from 208Pb

Abstract Experimental data on elastic and inelastic analysing powers T 20 and inelastic cross sections for the scattering of polarized 7 Li from a 208 Pb target are presented. The experimental data are analyzed with DWBA and coupled channels calculations, which show the sensitivity of the experimental data to the real and imaginary parts of the nuclear transition form factor. This study reveals the existence of a threshold anomaly for the transition terms of the interaction.