Abstract
We report the measurement of the ratio of polarization-transfer components, Px/Pz, in the H2(e→,e′p→)n reaction at low and high missing momenta, in search of differences between free and bound protons. The observed deviation of Px/Pz from that of a free proton, which is similar to that observed in 4He, indicates that the effect in nuclei is a function of the virtuality of the knock-out proton and the missing momentum direction, but not the average nuclear density. There is a general agreement between the data and calculations, which assume free proton form factors, however, the measurements are consistently about 10% higher.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 21-24 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 769 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Jun 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electron-scattering
- d(e,e'p)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics