Absolute polarimeter for the proton-beam energy of 200 MeV.

A polarimeter is upgraded and tested in a 200-MeV polarized-proton beam at the accelerator-collider facility of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The polarimeter is based on the elastic polarizedproton scattering on a carbon target at an angle of 16.2°, in which case the analyzing power is close to unity and was measured to a very high degree of precision. It is shown that, in the energy range of 190-205 MeV, the absolute polarization can be measured to a precision better than ±0.5%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]