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Probing short-range correlations in asymmetric nuclei with quasi-free pair knockout reactions
Short-range correlations (SRC) in asymmetric nuclei with an unusual
neutron-to-proton ratio can be studied with quasi-free two-nucleon knockout
processes following the collision between accelerated ions and a proton target.
We derive an approximate factorized cross section for those SRC-driven
reactions. Our reaction model hinges on the
factorization properties of SRC-driven reactions for
which strong indications are found in theory-experiment comparisons. In order
to put our model to the test we compare its predictions with results of
measurements conducted at Brookhaven National
Laboratory (BNL) and find a fair agreement. The model can also reproduce
characteristic features of SRC-driven two-nucleon knockout reactions, like
back-to-back emission of the correlated nucleons. We study the asymmetry
dependence of nuclear SRC by providing predictions for the ratio of
proton-proton to proton-neutron knockout cross sections for the carbon isotopes
C thereby covering neutron excess values between -0.5 and
+0.5.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figures. Final version published in Physics Letters B,
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The isospin and neutron-to-proton excess dependence of short-range correlations
We provide a systematic study of the isospin composition and
neutron-to-proton ratio dependence of nuclear
short-range correlations (SRC) across the nuclear mass table. We use the
low-order correlation operator approximation (LCA) to compute the SRC
contribution to the single-nucleon momentum distributions for 14 different
nuclei from to . Ten asymmetric nuclei are included for which the
neutrons outnumber the protons by a factor of up to 1.54. The computed momentum
distributions are used to extract the pair composition of the SRC. We find that
there is a comprehensive picture for the isospin composition of SRC and their
evolution with nucleon momentum. We also compute the non-relativistic kinetic
energy of neutrons and protons and its evolution with nuclear mass and
. Confirming the conclusions from alternate studies it is shown
that the minority species (protons) become increasingly more short-range
correlated as the neutron-to-proton ratio increases. We forge connections
between measured nucleon-knockout quantities sensitive to SRC and
single-nucleon momentum distributions. It is shown that the LCA can account for
the observed trends in the data, like the fact that in neutron-rich nuclei the
protons are responsible for an unexpectedly large fraction of the high-momentum
components.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
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