Abstract
We present new data probing short-range correlations (SRCs) in nuclei through the measurement of electron scattering off high-momentum nucleons in nuclei. The inclusive He4/He3 cross section ratio is observed to be both x and Q2 independent for 1.5<x<2, confirming the dominance of two-nucleon short-range correlations. For x>2, our data support the hypothesis that a previous claim of three-nucleon correlation dominance was an artifact caused by the limited resolution of the measurement. While 3N-SRCs appear to have an important contribution, our data show that isolating 3N-SRCs is significantly more complicated than for 2N-SRCs.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 065204 |
| Journal | Physical Review C |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 18 Jun 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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