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Empirical Fit to Inelastic Electron-Deuteron and Electron-Neutron Resonance Region Transverse Cross Sections

Journal Article ·
OSTI ID:919242
An empirical fit is described to measurements of inclusive inelastic electron-deuteron cross sections in the kinematic range of four-momentum transfer $$0 \le Q^2<10$$ GeV$^2$ and final state invariant mass $1.2<3$ GeV. The deuteron fit relies on a fit of the ratio $$R_p$$ of longitudinal to transverse cross sections for the proton, and the assumption $$R_p=R_n$$. The underlying fit parameters describe the average cross section for proton and neutron, with a plane-wave impulse approximation (PWIA) used to fit to the deuteron data. Pseudo-data from MAID 2007 were used to constrain the average nucleon cross sections for $W<1.2$ GeV. The mean deviation of data from the fit is 3\%, with less than 5\% of the data points deviating from the fit by more than 10\%.
Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
919242
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-07-744; DOE/ER/40150-4385
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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