Effects of meson exchange currents on the (polarized e, e-prime p) structure functions

Aug 20, 1993
17 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 49 (1994) 2695-2703
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  • INWO-703

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Abstract:
The response functions for the unpolarized (e,ep)(e,e'p) and polarized (e,ep)(\vec{e},e'p) reaction are calculated for medium-heavy nuclei under quasifree conditions. The formalism presented here incorporates two-body currents related to meson-exchange and the Δ(1232)\Delta (1232) excitation. The final-state interaction of the outgoing nucleon with the residual nucleus is handled in a HF-RPA formalism. The sensitivity of the results to the two-body currents is discussed for the five structure functions in quasielastic (e,ep)(\vec{e},e'p) scattering off the target nuclei  16O~{16}O and  40Ca~{40}Ca. A selective sensitivity to the two-body currents is obtained in the longitudinal-transverse interference term WLTW_{LT} where two-body currents can explain part of the discrepancy between the impulse-approximation calculations and the data.
  • 25.30.Fj
  • 24.10.Eq
  • 21.60.Jz
  • electron nucleus: nuclear reaction
  • electron nucleus: inelastic scattering
  • inelastic scattering: electron nucleus
  • electron: polarized beam
  • polarized beam: electron
  • oxygen
  • calcium