Deep Inelastic Scattering from A=3 Nuclei and the Neutron Structure Function [electronic resource]
We present a comprehensive analysis of deep inelastic scattering from ³He and ³H, focusing in particular on the extraction of the free neutron structure function, Fⁿ₂. Nuclear corrections are shown to cancel to within 1-2% for the isospin-weighted ratio of ³He to ³H structure functions, which leads...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2003.
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| Summary: | We present a comprehensive analysis of deep inelastic scattering from ³He and ³H, focusing in particular on the extraction of the free neutron structure function, Fⁿ₂. Nuclear corrections are shown to cancel to within 1-2% for the isospin-weighted ratio of ³He to ³H structure functions, which leads to more than an order of magnitude improvement in the current uncertainty on the neutron to proton ratio F{sup 2n}₂/F{sup p}₂ at large x. Theoretical uncertainties originating tom the nuclear wave function, including possible non-nucleonic components, are evaluated. Measurement of the ³He and ³H structure functions will, in addition, determine the magnitude of the EMC effect in all A [lte] 3 nuclei. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 03/01/2003. "jlab-thy-03-30" " doe/er/40150-2463" FT. A.W. Thomas; W. Melnitchouk; I. Afnan; F. Bissey; J. Gomez; A. Katramatou; S. Liuti; G. Petratos. |
| Physical Description: | 1815 Kilobytes pages : digital, PDF file. |