Published February 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Parity-violating quasielastic electron scattering

  • 1. Nuclear Theory Center and Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)
  • 2. TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3 (Canada)

Description

The parity-violating asymmetry A is calculated for quasielastic electron scattering. We use a relativistic mean field model of the nuclear matter response. A Lorentz scalar mean field (which reduces the nucleon's mass) decreases |A| by a relatively large amount. This effect must be understood before information on strange quark contributions or weak axial currents can be extracted. Alternatively, very interesting information on isoscalar convection currents could be obtained

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 826-832.
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN