1. Quasielastic Scattering of Polarized Electrons from PolarizedHe3and Measurement of the Neutron's Form Factors
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T. C. Yates, H. Schmieden, Timothy Chupp, G. E. Dodge, W. Fong, K. A. Dow, M. Farkhondeh, Alan K. Thompson, J. M. Richardson, R. A. Loveman, J. D. Zumbro, Mark E. Wagshul, D. J. Deangelis, J. Y. Kim, Aron M. Bernstein, G. W. Dodson, and D. R. Tieger
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Physics ,Nuclear reaction ,Quasielastic scattering ,Scattering ,Magnetic form factor ,Hadron ,Electric form factor ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Elementary particle ,Atomic physics ,Nucleon - Abstract
We report measurements of asymmetries in quasielastic scattering of polarized electrons from polarized {sup 3}He at {ital Q}{sup 2}={minus}0.2 (GeV/{ital c}){sup 2}. We measure {ital A}{sub {ital T}{prime}}=({minus}2.6{plus minus}0.9{plus minus}0.46)% and {ital A}{sub {ital T}{ital L}{prime}}=(+1.75{plus minus}1.2 {plus minus}0.31)%. The asymmetry {ital A}{sub {ital T}{prime}} depends predominantly on the previously measured neutron magnetic form factor and provides a test of theories of spin-dependent quasielastic scattering. Our result for {ital A}{sub {ital T}{prime}} is consistent with a previously reported measurement and suggests that the current theoretical picture is incomplete and final-state-interaction and meson-exchange corrections are necessary if the electric form factor of the neutron is to be reliably extracted from the asymmetry {ital A}{sub {ital T}{ital L}{prime}}.
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- 1992
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