Probing Few-Body Nuclear Dynamics via ^{3}H and ^{3}He (e,e^{'}p)pn Cross-Section Measurements.

Academic Article

Abstract

  • We report the first measurement of the (e,e^{'}p) three-body breakup reaction cross sections in helium-3 (^{3}He) and tritium (^{3}H) at large momentum transfer [⟨Q^{2}⟩≈1.9  (GeV/c)^{2}] and x_{B}>1 kinematics, where the cross section should be sensitive to quasielastic (QE) scattering from single nucleons. The data cover missing momenta 40≤p_{miss}≤500  MeV/c that, in the QE limit with no rescattering, equals the initial momentum of the probed nucleon. The measured cross sections are compared with state-of-the-art ab initio calculations. Overall good agreement, within ±20%, is observed between data and calculations for the full p_{miss} range for ^{3}H and for 100≤p_{miss}≤350  MeV/c for ^{3}He. Including the effects of rescattering of the outgoing nucleon improves agreement with the data at p_{miss}>250  MeV/c and suggests contributions from charge-exchange (SCX) rescattering. The isoscalar sum of ^{3}He plus ^{3}H, which is largely insensitive to SCX, is described by calculations to within the accuracy of the data over the entire p_{miss} range. This validates current models of the ground state of the three-nucleon system up to very high initial nucleon momenta of 500  MeV/c.
  • Authors

  • Cruz-Torres, R
  • Nguyen, D
  • Hauenstein, F
  • Schmidt, A
  • Li, S
  • Abrams, D
  • Albataineh, H
  • Alsalmi, S
  • Androic, D
  • Aniol, K
  • Armstrong, W
  • Arrington, J
  • Atac, H
  • Averett, T
  • Ayerbe Gayoso, C
  • Bai, X
  • Bane, J
  • Barcus, S
  • Beck, A
  • Bellini, V
  • Benmokhtar, F
  • 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
  • Golak, J
  • 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
  • Kamada, H
  • 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
  • Markowitz, P
  • McClellan, RE
  • Meekins, D
  • Mey-Tal Beck, S
  • Meziani, Z-E
  • Michaels, R
  • Mihovilovič, 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
  • Sargsian, M
  • Santiesteban, Nathaly
  • Sawatzky, B
  • Segarra, EP
  • Schmookler, B
  • Shahinyan, A
  • Širca, S
  • Skibiński, R
  • Sparveris, N
  • Su, T
  • Suleiman, R
  • Szumila-Vance, H
  • Tadepalli, AS
  • Tang, L
  • Tireman, W
  • Topolnicki, K
  • Tortorici, F
  • Urciuoli, G
  • Weinstein, LB
  • Witała, H
  • Wojtsekhowski, B
  • Wood, S
  • Ye, ZH
  • Ye, ZY
  • Zhang, J
  • Jefferson Lab Hall A Tritium Collaboration
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • May 29, 2020
  • Has Subject Area

    Published In

    Keywords

  • Jefferson Lab Hall A Tritium Collaboration
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Pubmed Id

  • 32530643
  • Start Page

  • 212501
  • Volume

  • 124
  • Issue

  • 21