Electron Scattering from the Ground-State Magnetization Distribution ofO17

Elastic electron scattering has been used to determine the transverse form factor of the /sup 17/O ground state in the effective momentum-transfer range 0.55 < or = q/sub epsilon/ < or = 2.8 fm/sup -1/. The data show considerable deviation from single-particle predictions; in particular, a sizable suppression of the M3 and an enhancement of the high-q side of the M5. Recent shell-model, core-polarization, and meson-exchange calculations are not adequate to explain these effects.