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Inclusive Short-range Correlation Measurement with 3H and 3He at JLab

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Abstract

The nucleon-nucleon potential has a strong repulsive core. When a two-nucleon (sub)system falls into this range, they will interact strongly and move away from each other with large momentum. In electron Quasi-elastic(QE) scattering, these so-called short-range correlation(SRC) pairs in nuclei produce events with nucleon initial momentum above the Fermi level. Previous experiments reported a neutron-proton pair (isosinglet) dominance in high-momentum nucleons. This n-p dominance is believed to cause a scaling behavior of nuclei inclusive cross section ratios at Bjorken x between 1.4 and 3 where the high-momentum nucleons dominate. At Jefferson Lab Hall A we checked this n-p dominance of SRC via the electron scattering on A=3 nuclei system. The 3H to 3He inclusive cross section at $1

Authors

  • Shujie Li

    University of New Hampshire

  • Douglas Higinbotham

    Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, JLab, Jefferson Lab