Polarization effects in nuclear reactions

The main directions of experimental and theoretical studies of polarization events in nuclear reactions at low and averao.e energies are reviewed. Methods of studying polarization events in nuclear reactions are considered. Resonance nuclear reactions are studied mainly with the aim to obtain data on the quantum characteristics of excited states of compound nuclei. The optical model is used to analyze experimental results on elastic scattering. Direct nuclear reactions are considered. The role of polarization studies while investigating stripping at the particle energy lower than the Coulomb barrier is stressed. Intermediate structures and giant resonances in nuclei are studied. It is concluded that the measurement of polarization effects is an important and effective method of studying spin dependence of nuclear interactions, verification of nuclear models and determining spectroscopic characteristics of nuclei