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Extracting the nuclear charge distribution from electron scattering

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Abstract

A phase shift calculation of the nuclear form factor for various nuclei-- Carbon-12, Aluminum-27, Calcium-48, Iron-56, Copper-63, and Lead-208 -- was done for energies of 4.4 GeV, 3.85 GeV, 3.3 GeV, 2.75 GeV, 2.2 GeV, 1.65 GeV, 1.1 GeV, and 0.55 GeV. The charge distribution was then reconstructed using an inverse Fourier transform based on Bessel functions. An estimate of the changes in the charge density due to dispersive effects was also investigated from the ratio between the original form-factor and the adjusted form-factor. The results from this study will be presented.

Presenters

  • Paul L Gueye

    Michigan State University (FRIB), Michigan State University, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Authors

  • Paul L Gueye

    Michigan State University (FRIB), Michigan State University, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  • Zoë C Cogan

    Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation