12 research outputs found
Neutron Structure Function and A=3 Mirror Nuclei
We investigate deep inelastic scattering from He-3 and H-3 within a
conventional convolution treatment of binding and Fermi motion effects. Using
realistic Faddeev wave functions together with a nucleon spectral function, we
demonstrate that the free neutron structure function can be extracted in
deep-inelastic scattering from A=3 mirror nuclei, with nuclear effects
canceling to within 2% for x < 0.85.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, version to appear in Phys. Lett.
Hard Photodisintegration of a Proton Pair
We present a study of high energy photodisintegration of proton-pairs through
the gamma + 3He -> p+p+n channel. Photon energies from 0.8 to 4.7 GeV were used
in kinematics corresponding to a proton pair with high relative momentum and a
neutron nearly at rest. The s-11 scaling of the cross section, as predicted by
the constituent counting rule for two nucleon photodisintegration, was observed
for the first time. The onset of the scaling is at a higher energy and the
cross section is significantly lower than for deuteron (pn pair)
photodisintegration. For photon energies below the scaling region, the scaled
cross section was found to present a strong energy-dependent structure not
observed in deuteron photodisintegration.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, for submission to Phys. Lett.
Virtual Compton Scattering and Neutral Pion Electroproduction in the Resonance Region up to the Deep Inelastic Region at Backward Angles
We have made the first measurements of the virtual Compton scattering (VCS)
process via the H exclusive reaction in the nucleon resonance
region, at backward angles. Results are presented for the -dependence at
fixed GeV, and for the -dependence at fixed near 1.5 GeV.
The VCS data show resonant structures in the first and second resonance
regions. The observed -dependence is smooth. The measured ratio of
H to H cross sections emphasizes the different
sensitivity of these two reactions to the various nucleon resonances. Finally,
when compared to Real Compton Scattering (RCS) at high energy and large angles,
our VCS data at the highest (1.8-1.9 GeV) show a striking -
independence, which may suggest a transition to a perturbative scattering
mechanism at the quark level.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. To appear in Phys.Rev.
Comparing proton momentum distributions in and 3 nuclei via H H and He measurements
We report the first measurement of the reaction cross-section
ratios for Helium-3 (He), Tritium (H), and Deuterium (). The
measurement covered a missing momentum range of
MeV, at large momentum transfer (
(GeV)) and , which minimized contributions from non
quasi-elastic (QE) reaction mechanisms. The data is compared with plane-wave
impulse approximation (PWIA) calculations using realistic spectral functions
and momentum distributions. The measured and PWIA-calculated cross-section
ratios for He and H extend to just above the typical nucleon
Fermi-momentum ( MeV) and differ from each other by , while for He/H they agree within the measurement accuracy of
about 3\%. At momenta above , the measured He/H ratios differ from
the calculation by . Final state interaction (FSI) calculations
using the generalized Eikonal Approximation indicate that FSI should change the
He/H cross-section ratio for this measurement by less than 5\%. If
these calculations are correct, then the differences at large missing momenta
between the He/H experimental and calculated ratios could be due to the
underlying interaction, and thus could provide new constraints on the
previously loosely-constrained short-distance parts of the interaction.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures (4 panels
Dispersive Corrections to the Born Approximation in Elastic Electron-Nucleus Scattering in the Intermediate Energy Regime
[Background] Two-photon exchange contributions have become a necessary ingredient in theoretical calculations trying to precisely calculate hydrogen elastic scattering cross sections. This correction typically modifies the cross section at the few percent level. In contrast, dispersive effects can cause significantly larger changes from the Born approximation. [Purpose] The purpose of this experiment is to measure the carbon-12 elastic cross section around the first diffractive minimum, where the Born term contributions to the cross section are small to maximize the sensitivity to dispersive effects. [Methods] This experiment used the high resolution Jefferson Lab Hall A spectrometers to measure the cross sections near the first diffraction minimum of C at 362~MeV and 685~MeV. [Results] The results are in very good agreement with previous world data. The average deviation from a static charge distribution expected from linear and quadratic fits indicate a 38.8\% contribution of these effects to the cross section at 1~GeV. [Conclusions] The magnitude of the dispersive effects near the first diffraction minimum of C has been confirmed to be large with a strong energy dependence and could account for a large fraction of the magnitude for the observed quenching of the longitudinal nuclear response. These effects could also be important for nucleon radii extracted from parity violating asymmetries measured near a diffractive minimum
Measurements of the deuteron elastic structure function for (GeV/c) at Jefferson Laboratory
The deuteron elastic structure function A(Q^2) has been extracted in the Q^2 range 0.7 to 6.0 (GeV/c)^2 from cross section measurements of elastic electron-deuteron scattering in coincidence using the Hall A Facility of Jefferson Laboratory. The data are compared to theoretical models based on the impulse approximation with inclusion of meson-exchange currents, and to predictions of quark dimensional scaling and perturbative quantum chromodynamic
Virtual compton scattering in the resonance region up to the deep inelastic region at backward angles and momentum transfer squared of = 1.0
PHASEInternational audienceWe have made the first measurements of the virtual Compton scattering process via the e p -> e p gamma exclusive reaction at Q**2 = 1 GeV**2 in the nucleon resonance region. The cross section is obtained at center of mass (CM) backward angle, theta_gamma_gamma*, in a range of total (gamma* p) CM energy W from the proton mass up to W = 1.91 GeV. The data show resonant structures in the first and second resonance regions, and are well reproduced at higher W by the Bethe-Heitler+Born cross section, including t-channel pi0-exchange. At high W, our data, together with existing real photon data, show a striking Q**2 independence. Our measurement of the ratio of H(e,e'p)gamma to H(e,e'p)pi0 cross sections is presented and compared to model predictions
Basic instrumentation for Hall A at Jefferson Lab
The instrumentation in Hall A at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility was designed to study electro-and photo- induced reactions at very high luminosity and good momentum and angular resolution for at least one of the reaction products. The central components of Hall A are two identical high resolution spectrometers, which allow the vertical drift chambers in the focal plane to provide a momentum resolution of better than 2 x 10(-4). A variety of Cherenkov counters, scintillators and lead-glass calorimeters provide excellent particle identification. The facility has been operated successfully at a luminosity well in excess of 10(38) CM-2 s(- 1). The research program is aimed at a variety of subjects, including nucleon structure functions, nucleon form factors and properties of the nuclear medium