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Title: Evidence for the onset of color transparency in ρ0 electroproduction off nuclei

Journal Article · · Physics Letters B

We have measured the nuclear transparency of the incoherent diffractive A(e,e'ρ0) process in 12C and 56Fe targets relative to 2H using a 5 GeV electron beam. The nuclear transparency, the ratio of the produced {rho}{sup 0}'s on a nucleus relative to deuterium, which is sensitive to ρA interaction, was studied as function of the coherence length (Ic), a lifetime of the hadronic fluctuation of the virtual photon, and the four-momentum transfer squared (Q2). Thus, while the transparency for both 12C and 56Fe showed no Ic dependence, a significant Q2 dependence was measured, which is consistent with calculations that included the color transparency effects.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Organization:
CLAS Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177; FG02-88ER40410
OSTI ID:
1041310
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-12-1504; DOE/OR/23177-2158; arXiv:1201.2735; PYLBAJ; TRN: US201211%%493
Journal Information:
Physics Letters B, Vol. 712, Issue 4-5; ISSN 0370-2693
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 28 works
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