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Front-form Hamiltonian dynamics of deuteron electrodisintegration

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
The differential cross section for electrodisintegration of the deuteron is calculated for near-threshold proton-neutron final states and backward electron angles in the GeV/c momentum transfer region. The calculation employs light-front-form Hamiltonian dynamics with a fixed number of nucleons for the strong interaction. The predicted cross sections are quite close to nonrelativistic calculations using only one-nucleon currents ( and thus disagree significantly with the data), but with quantitative differences in the kinematic region Q/sup 2/>20 fm/sup -2/.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
OSTI ID:
5436654
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 37:4; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English