Relativistic plane-wave impulse approximation for nuclear inelastic scattering of protons and electrons

Journal Article · Fri Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.33.634· OSTI ID:6172668

Shepard, J R; Rost, E; McNeil, J A

We establish the general form of inelastic scattering amplitudes based on invariance principles and derive simple relations between these amplitudes and spin-transfer observables. We then examine a plane-wave relativistic impulse approximation for (p,p') which is a simple extension of the relativistic impulse approximation for elastic scattering. We show under what approximations this amplitude reduces to the standard (nonrelativistic) impulse approximation and then examine the novel features of the free relativistic impulse approximation which results from less restrictive assumptions. We also derive free relativistic impulse approximation inelastic electron scattering form factors and then use our (p,p') and (e,e') formulations to extract nuclear structure information for the first two 1 levels in SC. We consider possible experimental signatures of the strong scalar and timelike vector potentials of modern relativistic theories.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
• OSTI ID: 6172668
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 33:2; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
BARYON REACTIONS
CARBON 12
CARBON 12 TARGET
CARBON ISOTOPES
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
ELECTRON REACTIONS
ENERGY LEVELS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FIELD THEORIES
FORM FACTORS
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
HADRON REACTIONS
IMPULSE APPROXIMATION
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
ISOTOPES
LEPTON REACTIONS
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PARITY
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PROTON REACTIONS
QUANTIZATION
RELATIVITY THEORY
SCATTERING
SPIN
STABLE ISOTOPES
T INVARIANCE
TARGETS