Comparing proton momentum distributions in A=2 and 3 nuclei via H-2 H-3 and He-3 (e, e ' p) measurements

Academic Article

Abstract

  • We report the first measurement of the $(e,e'p)$ reaction cross-section ratios for Helium-3 ($^3$He), Tritium ($^3$H), and Deuterium ($d$). The measurement covered a missing momentum range of $40 \le p_{miss} \le 550$ MeV$/c$, at large momentum transfer ($\langle Q^2 \rangle \approx 1.9$ (GeV$/c$)$^2$) and $x_B>1$, 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 $^3$He$/d$ and $^3$H$/d$ extend to just above the typical nucleon Fermi-momentum ($k_F \approx 250$ MeV$/c$) and differ from each other by $\sim 20\%$, while for $^3$He/$^3$H they agree within the measurement accuracy of about 3\%. At momenta above $k_F$, the measured $^3$He/$^3$H ratios differ from the calculation by $20\% - 50\%$. Final state interaction (FSI) calculations using the generalized Eikonal Approximation indicate that FSI should change the $^3$He/$^3$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 $^3$He/$^3$H experimental and calculated ratios could be due to the underlying $NN$ interaction, and thus could provide new constraints on the previously loosely-constrained short-distance parts of the $NN$ interaction.
  • Authors

  • Cruz-Torres, R
  • Li, S
  • Hauenstein, F
  • Schmidt, A
  • Nguyen, D
  • Abrams, D
  • Albataineh, H
  • Alsalmi, S
  • Androic, D
  • Aniol, K
  • Armstrong, W
  • Arrington, J
  • Atac, H
  • Averett, T
  • Gayoso, C Ayerbe
  • Bai, X
  • Bane, J
  • Barcus, S
  • Beck, A
  • Bellini, V
  • Bhatt, H
  • Bhetuwal, D
  • Biswas, D
  • Blyth, D
  • Boeglin, W
  • Bulumulla, D
  • Camsonne, A
  • Castellanos, J
  • Chen, J-P
  • Cohen, EO
  • Covrig, S
  • Craycraft, K
  • Dongwi, B
  • Duer, M
  • Duran, B
  • Dutta, D
  • Fuchey, E
  • Gal, C
  • Gautam, TN
  • Gilad, S
  • Gnanvo, K
  • Gogami, T
  • Gomez, J
  • Gu, C
  • Habarakada, A
  • Hague, T
  • Hansen, O
  • Hattawy, M
  • Hen, O
  • Higinbotham, DW
  • Hughes, E
  • Hyde, C
  • Ibrahim, H
  • Jian, S
  • Joosten, S
  • Karki, A
  • Karki, B
  • Katramatou, AT
  • Keppel, C
  • Khachatryan, M
  • Khachatryan, V
  • Khanal, A
  • King, D
  • King, P
  • Korover, I
  • Kutz, T
  • Lashley-Colthirst, N
  • Laskaris, G
  • Li, W
  • Liu, H
  • Liyanage, N
  • Lonardoni, D
  • Machleidt, R
  • Marcucci, LE
  • Markowitz, R
  • McClellan, RE
  • Meekins, D
  • Beck, S Mey-Tal
  • Meziani, Z-E
  • Michaels, R
  • Mihovilovic, M
  • Nelyubin, V
  • Nuruzzaman, N
  • Nycz, M
  • Obrecht, R
  • Olson, M
  • Ou, L
  • Owen, V
  • Pandey, B
  • Pandey, V
  • Papadopoulou, A
  • Park, S
  • Patsyuk, M
  • Paul, S
  • Petratos, GG
  • Piasetzky, E
  • Pomatsalyuk, R
  • Premathilake, S
  • Puckett, AJR
  • Punjabi, V
  • Ransome, R
  • Rashad, MNH
  • Reimer, PE
  • Riordan, S
  • Roche, J
  • Sammarruca, F
  • Santiesteban, Nathaly
  • Sawatzky, B
  • Segarra, EP
  • Schmookler, B
  • Shahinyan, A
  • Sirca, S
  • Sparveris, N
  • Su, T
  • Suleiman, R
  • Szumila-Vance, H
  • Tadepalli, AS
  • Tang, L
  • Tireman, W
  • Tortorici, F
  • Urciuoli, G
  • Viviani, M
  • Weinstein, LB
  • Wojtsekhowski, B
  • Wood, S
  • Ye, ZH
  • Ye, ZY
  • Zhang, J
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • October 10, 2019
  • Keywords

  • nucl-ex
  • nucl-th
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 134890
  • End Page

  • 134890
  • Volume

  • 797