Measurement of spin-dependent total cross-section difference $Deltasigma_T$ in neutron-proton scattering at 16 MeV

A new measurement of $Deltasigma_T$ for polarized neutrons transmitted through a polarized proton target at 16.2 MeV has been made. A polarized neutron beam was obtained from the $^{3}rm{H}(d,vec n)^{4}rm{He}$ reaction; proton polarization over 90% was achieved in a frozen spin target of 20 cm$^3$ volume. The measurement yielded the value $Deltasigma_T=(-126pm21pm14)$ mb. The result of a simple phase shift analysis for the $^3S_1-^3D_1$ mixing parameter $epsilon_1$ is presented and compared with the theoretical potential model predictions.