Precise extraction of the induced polarization in the 4He(e,e'p)3H reaction

We measured with unprecedented precision the induced polarization P(y) in (4)He(e,e'p)(3)H at Q(2)=0.8 and 1.3 (GeV/c)(2). The induced polarization is indicative of reaction-mechanism effects beyond the impulse approximation. Our results are in agreement with a relativistic distorted-wave impulse approximation calculation but are overestimated by a calculation with strong charge-exchange effects. Our data are used to constrain the strength of the spin-independent charge-exchange term in the latter calculation.     

Interpretation of the processes 3He(e,e'p)2H and 3He(e,e'p)(pn) at high missing momenta

Using realistic three-body wave functions corresponding to the AV18 interaction, it is shown that the effects of the final state interaction in the exclusive processes 3He(e,e'p)2H and 3He(e,e'p)(pn), can be successfully treated in terms of a generalized eikonal approximation based upon the direct calculation of the Feynman diagrams describing the rescattering of the struck nucleon. The relevant role played by the double rescattering contribution at high values of the missing momentum is illustrated.     

Measurement of the exclusive 3He(e,e'p) reaction below the quasielastic peak

New, high-precision measurements of the 3He(e,e(')p) reaction using the A1 Collaboration spectrometers at the Mainz microtron MAMI are presented. These were performed in antiparallel kinematics at energy transfers below the quasielastic peak, and at a central momentum transfer of 685 MeV/c. Cross sections and distorted momentum distributions were extracted and compared to theoretical predictions and existing data. The longitudinal and transverse behavior of the cross section was also studied. Sizable differences in the cross-section behavior from theoretical predictions based on the plane wave impulse approximation were observed in both the two- and three-body breakup channels. Full Faddeev-type calculations account for some of the observed excess cross-section, but significant differences remain.     

Measurement of the 3He(e,e'p)pn reaction at high missing energies and momenta

Results of the Jefferson Lab Hall A quasielastic 3He(e,e'p)pn measurements are presented. These measurements were performed at fixed transferred momentum and energy, q=1502 MeV/c and omega=840 MeV, respectively, for missing momenta p(m) up to 1 GeV/c and missing energies in the continuum region, up to pion threshold; this kinematic coverage is much more extensive than that of any previous experiment. The cross section data are presented along with the effective momentum density distribution and compared to theoretical models.     

Nonfactorized calculation of the process 3He(e,e'p)(2H) at medium energies

The exclusive process 3He(e,e'p)(2H) has been analyzed by a nonfactorized and parameter-free approach based upon realistic few-body wave functions corresponding to the AV18 interaction and treating the rescattering of the struck nucleon within a generalized eikonal approximation. The results of our calculations, compared with recent JLab experimental data, show that the left-right asymmetry exhibits a clear dependence upon the final state interaction demonstrating the breaking down of the factorization approximation at "negative" and large ( greater, similar300 MeV/c) values of the missing momentum.     

The (p, 2p) reaction on 2H, 3He and 4He

The (p, 2p) cross sections on ²H, ³He and ⁴He were measured at 65, 85 and 100 MeV. The experimental data show rather strong energy and target mass dependence, particularly for ⁴He.     

Large-space cluster model calculations for the 3He(3He,2p)4He and 3H(3H,2n)4He reactions

The ³He(³He,2p)⁴He and ³H(³H,2n)su4He reactions are studied in a microscopic cluster model. We search for resonances in the ³He+³He and ⁴He + p + p channels using methods that treat the two- and three-body resonance asymptotics correctly. Our results show that the existence of a low-energy resonance or virtual state, which could influence the ⁷Be and ⁸B solar neutrino fluxes, is rather unlikely. Our calculated ³He(³He,2p)⁴He and ³H(³H,2n)⁴He cross sections are in a good general agreement with the experimental data.     

Quasielastic 3He(e,e'p)2H reaction at Q2 = 1.5 GeV2 for recoil momenta up to 1 GeV/c

We have studied the quasielastic 3He(e,e(')p)2H reaction in perpendicular coplanar kinematics, with the energy and the momentum transferred by the electron fixed at 840 MeV and 1502 MeV/c, respectively. The 3He(e,e(')p)2H cross section was measured for missing momenta up to 1000 MeV/c, while the A(TL) asymmetry was extracted for missing momenta up to 660 MeV/c. For missing momenta up to 150 MeV/c, the cross section is described by variational calculations using modern 3He wave functions. For missing momenta from 150 to 750 MeV/c, strong final-state interaction effects are observed. Near 1000 MeV/c, the experimental cross section is more than an order of magnitude larger than predicted by available theories. The A(TL) asymmetry displays characteristic features of broken factorization with a structure that is similar to that generated by available models.