Measurement of the single-spin asymmetry A(y)(0) in quasi-elastic He-3 up arrow(e, e ' n) scattering at 0.4 < Q(2) < 1.0 GeV/c(2)

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Due to the lack of free neutron targets, studies of the structure of the neutron are typically made by scattering electrons from either $^2$H or $^3$He targets. In order to extract useful neutron information from a $^3$He target, one must understand how the neutron in a $^3$He system differs from a free neutron by taking into account nuclear effects such as final state interactions and meson exchange currents. The target single spin asymmetry $A_y^0$ is an ideal probe of such effects, as any deviation from zero indicates effects beyond plane wave impulse approximation. New measurements of the target single spin asymmetry $A_y^0$ at $Q^2$ of 0.46 and 0.96 (GeV/$c)^2$ were made at Jefferson Lab using the quasi-elastic $^3\mathrm{He}^{\uparrow}(e,e'n)$ reaction. Our measured asymmetry decreases rapidly, from $>20\%$ at $Q^2=0.46$ (GeV/$c)^2$ to nearly zero at $Q^2=0.96$ (GeV$/c)^2$, demonstrating the fall-off of the reaction mechanism effects as $Q^2$ increases. We also observed a small $\epsilon$-dependent increase in $A_y^0$ compared to previous measurements, particularly at moderate $Q^2$. This indicates that upcoming high $Q^2$ measurements from the Jefferson Lab 12 GeV program can cleanly probe neutron structure from polarized $^3$He using plane wave impulse approximation.
  • Authors

  • Long, Elena
  • Zhang, YW
  • Mihovilovic, M
  • Jin, G
  • Sulkosky, V
  • Kelleher, A
  • Anderson, B
  • Higinbotham, DW
  • Sirca, S
  • Allada, K
  • Annand, JRM
  • Averett, T
  • Bertozzi, W
  • Boeglin, W
  • Bradshaw, P
  • Camsonne, A
  • Canan, M
  • Cates, GD
  • Chen, C
  • Chen, J-P
  • Chudakov, E
  • De Leo, R
  • Deng, X
  • Deur, A
  • Dutta, C
  • El Fassi, L
  • Flay, D
  • Frullani, S
  • Garibaldi, F
  • Gao, H
  • Gilad, S
  • Gilman, R
  • Glamazdin, O
  • Golge, S
  • Gomez, J
  • Hansen, J-O
  • Holmstrom, T
  • Huang, J
  • Ibrahim, H
  • de Jager, CW
  • Jensen, E
  • Jiang, X
  • Jones, M
  • Kang, H
  • Katich, J
  • Khanal, HP
  • King, PM
  • Korsch, W
  • LeRose, J
  • Lindgren, R
  • Lu, H-J
  • Luo, W
  • Markowitz, P
  • Meziane, M
  • Michaels, R
  • Moffit, B
  • Monaghan, P
  • Muangma, N
  • Nanda, S
  • Norum, BE
  • Pan, K
  • Parno, D
  • Piasetzky, E
  • Posik, M
  • Punjabi, V
  • Puckett, AJR
  • Qian, X
  • Qiang, Y
  • Qui, X
  • Riordan, S
  • Saha, A
  • Sawatzky, B
  • Shabestari, M
  • Shahinyan, A
  • Shoenrock, B
  • St John, J
  • Subedi, R
  • Tobias, WA
  • Tireman, W
  • Urciuoli, GM
  • Wang, D
  • Wang, K
  • Wang, Y
  • Watson, J
  • Wojtsekhowski, B
  • Ye, Z
  • Zhan, X
  • Zhang, Y
  • Zheng, X
  • Zhao, B
  • Zhu, L
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • October 10, 2019
  • Keywords

  • Electron scattering
  • He-3
  • Neutron
  • Polarized
  • Quasi-elastic
  • Single spin asymmetry
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 134875
  • End Page

  • 134875
  • Volume

  • 797