Determination of the asymptotic D‐ to S‐state normalization of the deuteron wave function

Abstract Cross-section and tensor analyzing power data of d—p elastic scattering in the deuteron energy region between 5 and 45 MeV are used to determine the asymptotic D- to S-state ratio ϱ D of the deuteron wave function. The data obtained at ten different deuteron energies give consistent results. An averaged value of ϱ D = 0.0259 ± 0.0007 was found.