Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei

We present new data probing short-range correlations (SRCs) in nuclei through the measurement of electron scattering off high-momentum nucleons in nuclei. The inclusive ^{4}He/^{3}He cross section ratio is observed to be both x and Q^{2} independent for 1.5<x<2, confirming the dominance of two...

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Main Authors: Ye, Z., Solvignon, P., Nguyen, D., Aguilera, P., Ahmed, Z., Albataineh, H., Allada, K., Anderson, B., Anez, D., Aniol, K., Annand, J., Arrington, J., Averett, T., Baghdasaryan, H., Bai, X., Beck, A., Beck, S., Bellini, V., Benmokhtar, F., Camsonne, A., Chen, C., Chen, J.-P., Chirapatpimol, K., Cisbani, E., Dalton, M. M., Daniel, A., Day, D., Defurne, M., Flay, D., Fomin, N., Friend, M., Frullani, S., Fuchey, E., Garibaldi, F., Gaskell, D., Gilad, S., Gilman, R., Glamazdin, S., Gu, C., Guèye, P., Hanretty, C., Hansen, J.-O., Shabestari, M. Hashemi, Higinbotham, D. W., Huang, M., Iqbal, S., Jin, G., Kalantarians, N., Kang, H., Korover, I., LeRose, J., Leckey, J., Lindgren, R., Long, E., Mammei, J., Margaziotis, D. J., Markowitz, P., Meekins, D., Meziani, Z., Michaels, R., Mihovilovic, M., Camacho, C. Munoz, Norum, B., Nuruzzaman, Phillips, S., Piasetzky, E., Pomerantz, I., Posik, M., Punjabi, V., Qian, X., Qiang, Y., Qiu, X., Reimer, P. E., Rakhman, A., Riordan, S., Ron, G., Rondon-Aramayo, O., Saha, A., Selvy, L., Shahinyan, A., Shneor, R., Sirca, S., Slifer, K., Sparveris, N., Subedi, R., Wang, D., Watson, J. W., Weinstein, L. B., Wojtsekhowski, B., Wood, S. A., Yaron, I., Zhan, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, Y. W., Zhao, B., Zheng, X., Zhu, P., Zielinski, R., Deconinck, Wouter, Muangma, Navaphon, Pan, Kai, Sulkosky, Vincent, Kelleher, Aidan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116648
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-4108
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-5063
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author Ye, Z.
Solvignon, P.
Nguyen, D.
Aguilera, P.
Ahmed, Z.
Albataineh, H.
Allada, K.
Anderson, B.
Anez, D.
Aniol, K.
Annand, J.
Arrington, J.
Averett, T.
Baghdasaryan, H.
Bai, X.
Beck, A.
Beck, S.
Bellini, V.
Benmokhtar, F.
Camsonne, A.
Chen, C.
Chen, J.-P.
Chirapatpimol, K.
Cisbani, E.
Dalton, M. M.
Daniel, A.
Day, D.
Defurne, M.
Flay, D.
Fomin, N.
Friend, M.
Frullani, S.
Fuchey, E.
Garibaldi, F.
Gaskell, D.
Gilad, S.
Gilman, R.
Glamazdin, S.
Gu, C.
Guèye, P.
Hanretty, C.
Hansen, J.-O.
Shabestari, M. Hashemi
Higinbotham, D. W.
Huang, M.
Iqbal, S.
Jin, G.
Kalantarians, N.
Kang, H.
Korover, I.
LeRose, J.
Leckey, J.
Lindgren, R.
Long, E.
Mammei, J.
Margaziotis, D. J.
Markowitz, P.
Meekins, D.
Meziani, Z.
Michaels, R.
Mihovilovic, M.
Camacho, C. Munoz
Norum, B.
Nuruzzaman
Phillips, S.
Piasetzky, E.
Pomerantz, I.
Posik, M.
Punjabi, V.
Qian, X.
Qiang, Y.
Qiu, X.
Reimer, P. E.
Rakhman, A.
Riordan, S.
Ron, G.
Rondon-Aramayo, O.
Saha, A.
Selvy, L.
Shahinyan, A.
Shneor, R.
Sirca, S.
Slifer, K.
Sparveris, N.
Subedi, R.
Wang, D.
Watson, J. W.
Weinstein, L. B.
Wojtsekhowski, B.
Wood, S. A.
Yaron, I.
Zhan, X.
Zhang, J.
Zhang, Y. W.
Zhao, B.
Zheng, X.
Zhu, P.
Zielinski, R.
Deconinck, Wouter
Muangma, Navaphon
Pan, Kai
Sulkosky, Vincent
Kelleher, Aidan
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ye, Z.
Solvignon, P.
Nguyen, D.
Aguilera, P.
Ahmed, Z.
Albataineh, H.
Allada, K.
Anderson, B.
Anez, D.
Aniol, K.
Annand, J.
Arrington, J.
Averett, T.
Baghdasaryan, H.
Bai, X.
Beck, A.
Beck, S.
Bellini, V.
Benmokhtar, F.
Camsonne, A.
Chen, C.
Chen, J.-P.
Chirapatpimol, K.
Cisbani, E.
Dalton, M. M.
Daniel, A.
Day, D.
Defurne, M.
Flay, D.
Fomin, N.
Friend, M.
Frullani, S.
Fuchey, E.
Garibaldi, F.
Gaskell, D.
Gilad, S.
Gilman, R.
Glamazdin, S.
Gu, C.
Guèye, P.
Hanretty, C.
Hansen, J.-O.
Shabestari, M. Hashemi
Higinbotham, D. W.
Huang, M.
Iqbal, S.
Jin, G.
Kalantarians, N.
Kang, H.
Korover, I.
LeRose, J.
Leckey, J.
Lindgren, R.
Long, E.
Mammei, J.
Margaziotis, D. J.
Markowitz, P.
Meekins, D.
Meziani, Z.
Michaels, R.
Mihovilovic, M.
Camacho, C. Munoz
Norum, B.
Nuruzzaman
Phillips, S.
Piasetzky, E.
Pomerantz, I.
Posik, M.
Punjabi, V.
Qian, X.
Qiang, Y.
Qiu, X.
Reimer, P. E.
Rakhman, A.
Riordan, S.
Ron, G.
Rondon-Aramayo, O.
Saha, A.
Selvy, L.
Shahinyan, A.
Shneor, R.
Sirca, S.
Slifer, K.
Sparveris, N.
Subedi, R.
Wang, D.
Watson, J. W.
Weinstein, L. B.
Wojtsekhowski, B.
Wood, S. A.
Yaron, I.
Zhan, X.
Zhang, J.
Zhang, Y. W.
Zhao, B.
Zheng, X.
Zhu, P.
Zielinski, R.
Deconinck, Wouter
Muangma, Navaphon
Pan, Kai
Sulkosky, Vincent
Kelleher, Aidan
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description We present new data probing short-range correlations (SRCs) in nuclei through the measurement of electron scattering off high-momentum nucleons in nuclei. The inclusive ^{4}He/^{3}He cross section ratio is observed to be both x and Q^{2} independent for 1.5<x<2, confirming the dominance of two-nucleon short-range correlations. For x>2, our data support the hypothesis that a previous claim of three-nucleon correlation dominance was an artifact caused by the limited resolution of the measurement. While 3N-SRCs appear to have an important contribution, our data show that isolating 3N-SRCs is significantly more complicated than for 2N-SRCs.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1166482023-02-26T07:31:39Z Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei Ye, Z. Solvignon, P. Nguyen, D. Aguilera, P. Ahmed, Z. Albataineh, H. Allada, K. Anderson, B. Anez, D. Aniol, K. Annand, J. Arrington, J. Averett, T. Baghdasaryan, H. Bai, X. Beck, A. Beck, S. Bellini, V. Benmokhtar, F. Camsonne, A. Chen, C. Chen, J.-P. Chirapatpimol, K. Cisbani, E. Dalton, M. M. Daniel, A. Day, D. Defurne, M. Flay, D. Fomin, N. Friend, M. Frullani, S. Fuchey, E. Garibaldi, F. Gaskell, D. Gilad, S. Gilman, R. Glamazdin, S. Gu, C. Guèye, P. Hanretty, C. Hansen, J.-O. Shabestari, M. Hashemi Higinbotham, D. W. Huang, M. Iqbal, S. Jin, G. Kalantarians, N. Kang, H. Korover, I. LeRose, J. Leckey, J. Lindgren, R. Long, E. Mammei, J. Margaziotis, D. J. Markowitz, P. Meekins, D. Meziani, Z. Michaels, R. Mihovilovic, M. Camacho, C. Munoz Norum, B. Nuruzzaman Phillips, S. Piasetzky, E. Pomerantz, I. Posik, M. Punjabi, V. Qian, X. Qiang, Y. Qiu, X. Reimer, P. E. Rakhman, A. Riordan, S. Ron, G. Rondon-Aramayo, O. Saha, A. Selvy, L. Shahinyan, A. Shneor, R. Sirca, S. Slifer, K. Sparveris, N. Subedi, R. Wang, D. Watson, J. W. Weinstein, L. B. Wojtsekhowski, B. Wood, S. A. Yaron, I. Zhan, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. W. Zhao, B. Zheng, X. Zhu, P. Zielinski, R. Deconinck, Wouter Muangma, Navaphon Pan, Kai Sulkosky, Vincent Kelleher, Aidan Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science Deconinck, Wouter Kelleher, Aidan Michael Muangma, Navaphon Pan, Kai Sulkosky, Vincent We present new data probing short-range correlations (SRCs) in nuclei through the measurement of electron scattering off high-momentum nucleons in nuclei. The inclusive ^{4}He/^{3}He cross section ratio is observed to be both x and Q^{2} independent for 1.5<x<2, confirming the dominance of two-nucleon short-range correlations. For x>2, our data support the hypothesis that a previous claim of three-nucleon correlation dominance was an artifact caused by the limited resolution of the measurement. While 3N-SRCs appear to have an important contribution, our data show that isolating 3N-SRCs is significantly more complicated than for 2N-SRCs. United States. Department of Energy (Contract DE-AC05-06OR23177) United States. Department of Energy (Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357) United States. Department of Energy (Contract DE-FG02-96ER40950) 2018-06-26T18:39:32Z 2018-06-26T18:39:32Z 2018-06 2018-04 2018-06-19T18:00:27Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2469-9985 2469-9993 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116648 Ye, Z. et al. "Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei." Physical Review C 97, 6 (June 2018): 065204 © 2018 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-4108 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-5063 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.97.065204 Physical Review C Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society
spellingShingle Ye, Z.
Solvignon, P.
Nguyen, D.
Aguilera, P.
Ahmed, Z.
Albataineh, H.
Allada, K.
Anderson, B.
Anez, D.
Aniol, K.
Annand, J.
Arrington, J.
Averett, T.
Baghdasaryan, H.
Bai, X.
Beck, A.
Beck, S.
Bellini, V.
Benmokhtar, F.
Camsonne, A.
Chen, C.
Chen, J.-P.
Chirapatpimol, K.
Cisbani, E.
Dalton, M. M.
Daniel, A.
Day, D.
Defurne, M.
Flay, D.
Fomin, N.
Friend, M.
Frullani, S.
Fuchey, E.
Garibaldi, F.
Gaskell, D.
Gilad, S.
Gilman, R.
Glamazdin, S.
Gu, C.
Guèye, P.
Hanretty, C.
Hansen, J.-O.
Shabestari, M. Hashemi
Higinbotham, D. W.
Huang, M.
Iqbal, S.
Jin, G.
Kalantarians, N.
Kang, H.
Korover, I.
LeRose, J.
Leckey, J.
Lindgren, R.
Long, E.
Mammei, J.
Margaziotis, D. J.
Markowitz, P.
Meekins, D.
Meziani, Z.
Michaels, R.
Mihovilovic, M.
Camacho, C. Munoz
Norum, B.
Nuruzzaman
Phillips, S.
Piasetzky, E.
Pomerantz, I.
Posik, M.
Punjabi, V.
Qian, X.
Qiang, Y.
Qiu, X.
Reimer, P. E.
Rakhman, A.
Riordan, S.
Ron, G.
Rondon-Aramayo, O.
Saha, A.
Selvy, L.
Shahinyan, A.
Shneor, R.
Sirca, S.
Slifer, K.
Sparveris, N.
Subedi, R.
Wang, D.
Watson, J. W.
Weinstein, L. B.
Wojtsekhowski, B.
Wood, S. A.
Yaron, I.
Zhan, X.
Zhang, J.
Zhang, Y. W.
Zhao, B.
Zheng, X.
Zhu, P.
Zielinski, R.
Deconinck, Wouter
Muangma, Navaphon
Pan, Kai
Sulkosky, Vincent
Kelleher, Aidan
Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title_full Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title_fullStr Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title_full_unstemmed Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title_short Search for three-nucleon short-range correlations in light nuclei
title_sort search for three nucleon short range correlations in light nuclei
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116648
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