Measurement of color transparency by C(p,2p) reactions at large momentum transfer

Conference · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:658356

Carroll, A S

The subject of color transparency, the enhancement of the ability of hadrons to penetrate nuclear matter by kinematic selection, is both interesting and controversial. The description of the collision of hadrons with nucleons inside nuclei, and the connection with initial and final state interactions involve fundamental questions of quantum mechanics, and nuclear and particle physics. Interest in color transparency was greatly increased by AGS Experiment 834 which observed dramatic changes with incident momentum for a variety of nuclei. A new experiment, E850, has studied the (p,2p) quasi-elastic reaction near 90{degree} cm for momenta between 5.9 and 9 GeV/c. The quasi-elastic reaction was compared to the elastic reaction on free protons to determine the transparency. With limited statistics, but with better kinematic definition in a new detector, the authors have confirmed the rise in Carbon transparency ratio seen in Expt 834. The Tr(D/H) for deuterium is consistent with no energy dependence. Unlike the free d{sigma}/dt for hydrogen, the d{sigma}/dt from protons in a nucleus is consistent with the exact s{sup {minus}10} scaling. This suggests two components to the pp scattering amplitude; one small and perturbative, the other spatially large and varying, but filtered away by the nuclear matter in the Carbon nucleus. The plan is to complete the repairs of the superconducting solenoid early this fall, reassemble the detector, and collect data starting next spring.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 658356
• Report Number(s): BNL--65030; CONF-970842--; ON: DE98004428; BR: KA0202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
CARBON
MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS
MOMENTUM TRANSFER
NUCLEAR MATTER
PARTICLE KINEMATICS
PROTON REACTIONS
QUASI-ELASTIC SCATTERING