Abstract
We investigate the origin of the strength at large missing energies in electron-induced proton knockout reactions. For that purpose the reaction 160(e. e'p) was studied at a central value w) = 215 MeV of the energy transfer, and two values of the momentum transfer: q = 300, 400 MeV/c, corresponding to the "dip region". Differential cross sections were determined in a large range of missing energy (E-m = 0-140 MeV) and proton emission angle (gamma(pq),, = 0- 110 degrees), and compared to predictions of a model that includes nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations and two-body currents. It is observed that, in the kinematic domain covered by this experiment, the largest contribution to the cross section stems from two-body currents, while short-range correlations contribute a significant fraction. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 392-397 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 653 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- electron-induced knockout reactions
- short-range correlations
- two-body currents
- SHORT-RANGE CORRELATIONS
- ELECTRON-SCATTERING
- FACILITY
- O-16