A-dependence of nuclear transparency in quasielastic A(e, ef'p) at high Q2

Journal Article (Journal Article)

The A-dependence of the quasielastic A(e, ef'p) reaction has been studied at SLAC with 2H, C, Fe, and Au nuclei at momentum transfers Q2 = 1, 3, 5, and 6.8 (GeV/c)2. We extract the nuclear transparency T(A, Q2), a measure of the average probability that the struck proton escapes from the nucleus A without interaction. Several calculations predict a significant increase in T with momentum transfer, a phenomenon known as Color Transparency. Within the measurement uncertainty, no increase is seen for any of the nuclei studied. © 1995.

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Cited Authors

  • O'Neill, TG; Lorenzon, W; Anthony, P; Arnold, RG; Arrington, J; Beise, EJ; Belz, JE; Bosted, PE; Bulten, HJ; Chapman, MS; Coulter, KP; Dietrich, F; Ent, R; Epstein, M; Filippone, BW; Gao, H; Gearhart, RA; Geesaman, DF; Hansen, JO; Holt, RJ; Jackson, HE; Jones, CE; Keppel, CE; Kinney, ER; Kuhn, S; Lee, K; Lung, A; Makins, NCR; Margaziotis, DJ; McKeown, RD; Milner, RG; Mueller, B; Napolitano, J; Nelson, J; Papavassiliou, V; Petratos, GG; Potterveld, DH; Rock, SE; Spengos, M; Szalata, ZM; Tao, LH; van Bibber, K; van den Brand, JFJ; White, JL; Zeidman, B

Published Date

  • May 25, 1995

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Volume / Issue

  • 351 / 1-3

Start / End Page

  • 87 - 92

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0370-2693

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0370-2693(95)00362-O

Citation Source

  • Scopus