SIGNATURES OF DENSITY DEPENDENCE IN THE TWO NUCLEON EFFECTIVE INTERACTION NEAR 150-MeV

Definitive evidence for strong density dependence in the two-nucleon effective interaction is noted in inelastic (p,p') differential cross section and polarization data for E/sub p/approx.150 MeV. These effects are quite sensitive to variations in the nuclear medium and are well described, for inelastic scattering, by the local density approximation with use of density-dependent effective interactions from nuclear matter.