Quasielastic and inelastic inclusive electron scattering by nuclear systems: Nucleon momentum distributions, spectral functions, and off-shell effects

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.46.1045· OSTI ID:7157096

Ciofi degli Atti, C ^[1]; Day, D B ^[2]; Liuti, S ^[2]

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1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Perugia, Via A. Pascoli, I-06100 Perugia (Italy) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Sanita, Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161, Roma (Italy)
2. Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics and Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (United States)

Inclusive quasielastic and inelastic scattering from nuclei and nuclear matter is analyzed within the plane wave impulse approximation. Theoretical results obtained using model spectral functions including the effects from nucleon-nucleon correlations are presented and compared with results obtained with realistic many-body model spectral functions for {sup 3}He and nuclear matter. The sensitivity of quasielastic and inelastic nuclear structure functions to different prescriptions for the off-shell behavior of nucleons is investigated in both the {ital x}{lt}1 and {ital x}{gt}1 kinematic regions. Results indicate that the inelastic scattering in the {ital x}{gt}1 region will only be important at momentum transfers above 8 (GeV/{ital c}){sup 2}.

• OSTI ID: 7157096
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) Vol. 46:3; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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