Published December 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Quasielastic (e,e'p) reaction on 12C,56Fe, and 197Au

  • 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  • 2. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201 (United States)
  • 3. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States)
  • 4. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606 (United States)
  • 5. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 (United States)
  • 6. Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan (Armenia)
  • 7. William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (United States)

Description

We report the results from a systematic study of the quasielastic (e,e'p) reaction on 12C, 56Fe, and 197Au performed at Jefferson Lab. We have measured nuclear transparency and extracted spectral functions (corrected for radiation) over a Q2 range of 0.64-3.25 (GeV/c)2 for all three nuclei. In addition, we have extracted separated longitudinal and transverse spectral functions at Q2 of 0.64 and 1.8 (GeV/c)2 for these three nuclei (except for 197Au at the higher Q2). The spectral functions are compared to a number of theoretical calculations. The measured spectral functions differ in detail but not in overall shape from most of the theoretical models. In all three targets the measured spectral functions show considerable excess transverse strength at Q2=0.64 (GeV/c)2, which is much reduced at 1.8 (GeV/c)2

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 064603-064603.17
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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