A(e⃗,e′p⃗)(\vec{e},e'\vec{p})B responses: from bare nucleons to complex nuclei

We study the occurrence of factorization in polarized and unpolarized observables in coincidence quasi-elastic electron scattering. Starting with the relativistic distorted wave impulse approximation, we reformulate the effective momentum approximation and show that the latter leads to observables which factorize under some specific conditions. Within this framework, the role played by final state interactions and, in particular, by the spin-orbit term is explored. Connection with the nonrelativistic formalism is studied in depth. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the analytical derivations and to quantify the differences between factorized and unfactorized approaches.Comment: 26 pages, 5 figures. Improved and extended version. To be published in Phys. Rev.

Measurement of Rlt and Atl in the 4He(e,e'p)3H Reaction at pmiss of 130-300 MeV/c

We have measured the 4He(e,e'p)3H reaction at missing momenta of 130-300 MeV/c using the three-spectrometer facility at the Mainz microtron MAMI. Data were taken in perpendicular kinematics to allow us to determine the response function Rlt and the asymmetry term Atl. The data are compared to both relativistic and non-relativistic calculations.Comment: To be published in the European Physical Journal

Spin asymmetry for the 16O(gamma,pi- p) reaction in the Delta(1232) region within an effective Lagrangian approach

The spin asymmetry of the photon in the exclusive A(gamma,pi N)A-1 reaction is computed employing a recently developed fully relativistic model based on elementary pion production amplitudes that include a consistent treatment of the spin-3/2 nucleon resonances. We compare the results of this model to the only available data on Oxygen [Phys. Rev. C 61 (2000) 054609] and find that, contrary to other models, the predicted spin asymmetry compares well to the available experimental data in the Delta(1232) region. Our results indicate that no major medium modifications in the Delta(1232) properties are needed in order to describe the measured spin asymmetries.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures. To be published in Physics Letters

Relativistic mean field approximation to the analysis of 16O(e,e'p)15N data at |Q^2|\leq 0.4 (GeV/c)^2

We use the relativistic distorted wave impulse approximation to analyze data on 16O(e,e'p)15N at |Q^2|\leq 0.4 (GeV/c)^2 that were obtained by different groups and seemed controversial. Results for differential cross-sections, response functions and A_TL asymmetry are discussed and compared to different sets of experimental data for proton knockout from p_{1/2} and p_{3/2} shells in 16O. We compare with a nonrelativistic approach to better identify relativistic effects. The present relativistic approach is found to accommodate most of the discrepancy between data from different groups, smoothing a long standing controversy.Comment: 28 pages, 7 figures (eps). Major revision made. New figures added. To be published in Phys. Rev.

A Systematic Study of Elastic Proton-Nucleus Scattering

The aim of this study is to develop a state of the art tool to disentangle proton and neutron densities in exotic nuclei from hadron (proton and neutron mainly) scattering observables, and the extension to charge-exchange reactions. We start by folding of the nuclear densities with effective (oneboson-exchange) Nucleon-Nucleon (NN) interaction to describe scattering observables, via an optical potential. This has been shown to be suitable for kinetic energies in the range of 20 MeV to 1 GeV per nucleon, but has not been tested for exotic nuclei, which may have non standard nuclear densities (halos, etc.). We examine uncertainties associated with the choice of the effective NN interaction and improve on the treatment of nuclear corrections, such as Pauli blocking. We would provide with reasonable models for the nuclear densities when predictions of scattering observables are needed and study how a combination with electron scattering (conventional and parity violating) can constrain neutron and proton densities derived from hadron-nucleus scattering.Peer Reviewe