Publications
Publication Information
| Title | Deep-inelastic and quasielastic electron scattering from A=3 nuclei |
| Authors | Anthony Tropiano, Jacob Ethier, Wolodymyr Melnitchouk, Nobuo Sato |
| JLAB number | JLAB-THY-18-2865 |
| LANL number | arXiv:1811.07668 |
| Other number | DOE/OR/23177-4579 |
| Document Type(s) | (Journal Article) |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
| Funding Source: | Nuclear Physics (NP) |
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Journal Compiled for Physical Review C Volume 99 Issue 03 Page(s) 035201 Refereed | |
| Publication Abstract: | We perform a combined analysis of inclusive electron scattering data from $A=3$ nuclei in the deep-inelastic and quasielastic scattering regions, using Monte Carlo analysis methods and the nuclear weak binding approximation to establish the range over which the data can be described within the same theoretical framework. Comparison with quasielastic $^3$He cross sections from SLAC and Jefferson Lab suggests that most features of the $x \gtrsim 1$ data can be reasonably well described in the impulse approximation with finite-$Q^2$ nuclear smearing functions for momentum transfers $Q^2 \gtrsim 1$~GeV$^2$. For the DIS region, we analyze the recent $^3$He to deuterium cross section ratio from the Jefferson Lab E03-103 experiment to explore the possible isospin dependence of the nuclear effects. We discuss the implications of this for the MARATHON experiment, and outline how a Bayesian analysis of $^3$He, $^3$H and deuterium data can robustly determine the free neutron structure function. |
| Experiment Numbers: | other |
| Group: | THEORY CENTER |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.99.035201 |
| Accepted Manuscript: | paper43.pdf embargoed final, peer reviewed, accepted manuscript |
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