Scaling violations in quasielastic electron scattering

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5018490

Butler, M N

We study the phenomenon of y-scaling in inclusive quasielastic electron scattering. Emphasis is placed on the approach to scaling at finite four-momentum transfers, and the effects of final state interactions. Brueckner-Goldstone perturbation theory for nuclear matter is used to perform a detailed, microscopic calculation of the dynamic structure function of nuclear matter. This is compared to the naive prediction of the Impulse approximation, and we find that the approach to scaling is quite different. The Brueckner-Goldstone approach reproduces the trends seen experimentally (impulse approximation does not) however, there is still not good quantitative agreement with the data. We take this to be a possible sign of problems in the conventional nucleon-nucleon interactions studied.

• Research Organization: California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5018490
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645200* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
BRUECKNER METHOD
CALCULATION METHODS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRON REACTIONS
GOLDSTONE DIAGRAMS
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON REACTIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS