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Study of two-nucleon wave functions in /sup 3/He

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
The reaction /sup 3/He(p,2p)pn has been studied at 250 and 400 MeV in a quasifree scattering arrangement characterized by P(recoil) = 0 and various excitation or total energies E(recoil) of the unobserved p-n pair. The /sup 3/He spectral function deduced in the framework of the plane-wave impulse approximation is compared to the predictions of Faddeev and variational calculations. Comparisons are also made with p-n relative-motion momentum distributions calculated as the overlap between plane waves for the p-n pair and Irving, Irving-Gunn, and Khanna wave functions for /sup 3/He.
Research Organization:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T2N2, Canada
OSTI ID:
5906525
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 50:22; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English