The Longitudinal and transverse responses in the inclusive electron scattering: A Functional approach

Feb, 1997
57 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.A 623 (1997) 391-430
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Report number:
  • GEF-TH-2-97

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Abstract:
The splitting between the charge-longitudinal and spin-transverse responses is explained in a model whose inputs are the effective interactions in the particle-hole channels in the frame of the first order boson loop expansion. It is shown that the interplay between ω\omega-meson exchange and box diagrams (two-meson exchange with simultaneous excitation of one or two nucleons to Δ\Delta's) mainly rules the longitudinal response, while in the transverse one the direct Δ\Delta excitations almost cancel the one-loop correction and the response is mainly governed by the ρ\rho-meson rescattering inside the nucleus. It is also shown that a small variation in the nuclear densities may explain the observed discrepancies between different nuclei.
Note:
  • LaTex2e file with 53 .ps figures; submitted to Nucl. Phys A Report-no: GEF-TH-2/97
  • 21.65
  • 25.30
  • electron nucleus: nuclear reaction
  • carbon
  • calcium
  • cross section: energy dependence
  • cross section: longitudinal
  • cross section: transverse
  • functional analysis
  • model: nuclear reaction