Center of Mass Motion of Short-Range Correlated Nucleon Pairs studied via the A (e,e'pp) Reaction

E. O. Cohen; O. Hen; E. Piasetzky; L. B. Weinstein; M. Duer; A. Schmidt; I. Korover; H. Hakobyan; S. Adhikari; Z. Akbar; M. J. Amaryan; H. Avakian; J. Ball; L. Barion; M. Battaglieri; A. Beck; I. Bedlinskiy; A. S. Biselli; S. Boiarinov; W. Briscoe; V. D. Burkert; F. Cao; D. S. Carman; A. Celentano; G. Charles; Pierre Chatagnon; T. Chetry; G. Ciullo; Brandon A. Clary; M. Contalbrigo; V. Crede; R. Cruz Torres; A. D'Angelo; N. Dashyan; R. De Vita; E. De Sanctis; M. Defurne; A. Deur; S. Diehl; C. Djalali; M. Duer; R. Dupre; H. Egiyan; Mathieu Ehrhart; A. El Alaoui; L. El Fassi; P. Eugenio; G. Fedotov; R. Fersch; A. Filippi; Y. Ghandilyan; K. L. Giovanetti; F. X. Girod; E. Golovatch; R. W. Gothe; K. A. Griffioen; K. Hafidi; N. Harrison; F. Hauenstein; D. Heddle; K. Hicks; M. Holtrop; D. G. Ireland; B. S. Ishkhanov; E. L. Isupov; D. Jenkins; H. S. Jo; S. Johnston; M. L. Kabir; D. Keller; G. Khachatryan; M. Khachatryan; M. Khandaker; A. Kim; W. Kim; A. Klein; F. J. Klein; I. Korover; V. Kubarovsky; S. E. Kuhn; L. Lanza; P. Lenisa; K. Livingston; I. J.D. Macgregor; D. Marchand; B. McKinnon; S. Mey-Tal Beck; C. A. Meyer; M. Mirazita; V. Mokeev; R. A. Montgomery; A. Movsisyan; C. Munoz Camacho; B. Mustapha; P. Nadel-Turonski; S. Niccolai; G. Niculescu; M. Osipenko; A. I. Ostrovidov; M. Paolone; R. Paremuzyan; E. Pasyuk; O. Pogorelko; J. W. Price; Y. Prok; D. Protopopescu; M. Ripani; D. Riser; A. Rizzo; G. Rosner; P. Rossi; F. Sabatié; B. A. Schmookler; R. A. Schumacher; Y. G. Sharabian; D. Sokhan; N. Sparveris; S. Stepanyan; S. Strauch; M. Taiuti; J. A. Tan; M. Ungaro; H. Voskanyan; E. Voutier; R. Wang; D. P. Watts; X. Wei; M. H. Wood; N. Zachariou; J. Zhang; X. Zheng; Z. W. Zhao

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.092501

Center of Mass Motion of Short-Range Correlated Nucleon Pairs studied via the A (e,e'pp) Reaction

E. O. Cohen
, O. Hen
, E. Piasetzky
, L. B. Weinstein
, M. Duer
, A. Schmidt
, I. Korover
, H. Hakobyan
, S. Adhikari
, Z. Akbar
, M. J. Amaryan
, H. Avakian
, J. Ball
, L. Barion
, M. Battaglieri
, A. Beck
, I. Bedlinskiy
, A. S. Biselli
, S. Boiarinov
, W. Briscoe

V. D. Burkert, F. Cao, D. S. Carman, A. Celentano, G. Charles, Pierre Chatagnon, T. Chetry, G. Ciullo, Brandon A. Clary, M. Contalbrigo, V. Crede, R. Cruz Torres, A. D'Angelo, N. Dashyan, R. De Vita, E. De Sanctis, M. Defurne, A. Deur, S. Diehl, C. Djalali, M. Duer, R. Dupre, H. Egiyan, Mathieu Ehrhart, A. El Alaoui, L. El Fassi, P. Eugenio, G. Fedotov, R. Fersch, A. Filippi, Y. Ghandilyan, K. L. Giovanetti, F. X. Girod, E. Golovatch, R. W. Gothe, K. A. Griffioen, K. Hafidi, N. Harrison, F. Hauenstein, D. Heddle, K. Hicks, M. Holtrop, D. G. Ireland, B. S. Ishkhanov, E. L. Isupov, D. Jenkins, H. S. Jo, S. Johnston, M. L. Kabir, D. Keller, G. Khachatryan, M. Khachatryan, M. Khandaker, A. Kim, W. Kim, A. Klein, F. J. Klein, I. Korover, V. Kubarovsky, S. E. Kuhn, L. Lanza, P. Lenisa, K. Livingston, I. J.D. Macgregor, D. Marchand, B. McKinnon, S. Mey-Tal Beck, C. A. Meyer, M. Mirazita, V. Mokeev, R. A. Montgomery, A. Movsisyan, C. Munoz Camacho, B. Mustapha, P. Nadel-Turonski, S. Niccolai, G. Niculescu, M. Osipenko, A. I. Ostrovidov, M. Paolone, R. Paremuzyan, E. Pasyuk, O. Pogorelko, J. W. Price, Y. Prok, D. Protopopescu, M. Ripani, D. Riser, A. Rizzo, G. Rosner, P. Rossi, F. Sabatié, B. A. Schmookler, R. A. Schumacher, Y. G. Sharabian, D. Sokhan, N. Sparveris, S. Stepanyan, S. Strauch, M. Taiuti, J. A. Tan, M. Ungaro, H. Voskanyan, E. Voutier, R. Wang, D. P. Watts, X. Wei, M. H. Wood, N. Zachariou, J. Zhang, X. Zheng, Z. W. Zhao

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Short-range correlated (SRC) nucleon pairs are a vital part of the nucleus, accounting for almost all nucleons with momentum greater than the Fermi momentum (kF). A fundamental characteristic of SRC pairs is having large relative momenta as compared to kF, and smaller center of mass (c.m.) which indicates a small separation distance between the nucleons in the pair. Determining the c.m. momentum distribution of SRC pairs is essential for understanding their formation process. We report here on the extraction of the c.m. motion of proton-proton (pp) SRC pairs in carbon and, for the first time in heavier and ansymetric nuclei: aluminum, iron, and lead, from measurements of the A(e,e'pp) reaction. We find that the pair c.m. motion for these nuclei can be described by a three-dimensional Gaussian with a narrow width ranging from 140 to 170 MeV/c, approximately consistent with the sum of two mean-field nucleon momenta. Comparison with calculations appears to show that the SRC pairs are formed from mean-field nucleons in specific quantum states.

Original language	English
Article number	092501
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	121
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.092501
State	Published - 31 Aug 2018

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Cohen, E. O., Hen, O., Piasetzky, E., Weinstein, L. B., Duer, M., Schmidt, A., Korover, I., Hakobyan, H., Adhikari, S., Akbar, Z., Amaryan, M. J., Avakian, H., Ball, J., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Beck, A., Bedlinskiy, I., Biselli, A. S., Boiarinov, S., ... Zhao, Z. W. (2018). Center of Mass Motion of Short-Range Correlated Nucleon Pairs studied via the A (e,e'pp) Reaction. Physical Review Letters, 121(9), Article 092501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.092501

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AU - Cohen, E. O.

AU - Hen, O.

AU - Piasetzky, E.

AU - Weinstein, L. B.

AU - Duer, M.

AU - Schmidt, A.

AU - Korover, I.

AU - Hakobyan, H.

AU - Adhikari, S.

AU - Akbar, Z.

AU - Amaryan, M. J.

AU - Avakian, H.

AU - Ball, J.

AU - Barion, L.

AU - Battaglieri, M.

AU - Beck, A.

AU - Bedlinskiy, I.

AU - Biselli, A. S.

AU - Boiarinov, S.

AU - Briscoe, W.

AU - Burkert, V. D.

AU - Cao, F.

AU - Carman, D. S.

AU - Celentano, A.

AU - Charles, G.

AU - Chatagnon, Pierre

AU - Chetry, T.

AU - Ciullo, G.

AU - Clary, Brandon A.

AU - Contalbrigo, M.

AU - Crede, V.

AU - Cruz Torres, R.

AU - D'Angelo, A.

AU - Dashyan, N.

AU - De Vita, R.

AU - De Sanctis, E.

AU - Defurne, M.

AU - Deur, A.

AU - Diehl, S.

AU - Djalali, C.

AU - Duer, M.

AU - Dupre, R.

AU - Egiyan, H.

AU - Ehrhart, Mathieu

AU - El Alaoui, A.

AU - El Fassi, L.

AU - Eugenio, P.

AU - Fedotov, G.

AU - Fersch, R.

AU - Filippi, A.

AU - Ghandilyan, Y.

AU - Giovanetti, K. L.

AU - Girod, F. X.

AU - Golovatch, E.

AU - Gothe, R. W.

AU - Griffioen, K. A.

AU - Hafidi, K.

AU - Harrison, N.

AU - Hauenstein, F.

AU - Heddle, D.

AU - Hicks, K.

AU - Holtrop, M.

AU - Ireland, D. G.

AU - Ishkhanov, B. S.

AU - Isupov, E. L.

AU - Jenkins, D.

AU - Jo, H. S.

AU - Johnston, S.

AU - Kabir, M. L.

AU - Keller, D.

AU - Khachatryan, G.

AU - Khachatryan, M.

AU - Khandaker, M.

AU - Kim, A.

AU - Kim, W.

AU - Klein, A.

AU - Klein, F. J.

AU - Korover, I.

AU - Kubarovsky, V.

AU - Kuhn, S. E.

AU - Lanza, L.

AU - Lenisa, P.

AU - Livingston, K.

AU - Macgregor, I. J.D.

AU - Marchand, D.

AU - McKinnon, B.

AU - Mey-Tal Beck, S.

AU - Meyer, C. A.

AU - Mirazita, M.

AU - Mokeev, V.

AU - Montgomery, R. A.

AU - Movsisyan, A.

AU - Munoz Camacho, C.

AU - Mustapha, B.

AU - Nadel-Turonski, P.

AU - Niccolai, S.

AU - Niculescu, G.

AU - Osipenko, M.

AU - Ostrovidov, A. I.

AU - Paolone, M.

AU - Paremuzyan, R.

AU - Pasyuk, E.

AU - Pogorelko, O.

AU - Price, J. W.

AU - Prok, Y.

AU - Protopopescu, D.

AU - Ripani, M.

AU - Riser, D.

AU - Rizzo, A.

AU - Rosner, G.

AU - Rossi, P.

AU - Sabatié, F.

AU - Schmookler, B. A.

AU - Schumacher, R. A.

AU - Sharabian, Y. G.

AU - Sokhan, D.

AU - Sparveris, N.

AU - Stepanyan, S.

AU - Strauch, S.

AU - Taiuti, M.

AU - Tan, J. A.

AU - Ungaro, M.

AU - Voskanyan, H.

AU - Voutier, E.

AU - Wang, R.

AU - Watts, D. P.

AU - Wei, X.

AU - Wood, M. H.

AU - Zachariou, N.

AU - Zhang, J.

AU - Zheng, X.

AU - Zhao, Z. W.

PY - 2018/8/31

Y1 - 2018/8/31

N2 - Short-range correlated (SRC) nucleon pairs are a vital part of the nucleus, accounting for almost all nucleons with momentum greater than the Fermi momentum (kF). A fundamental characteristic of SRC pairs is having large relative momenta as compared to kF, and smaller center of mass (c.m.) which indicates a small separation distance between the nucleons in the pair. Determining the c.m. momentum distribution of SRC pairs is essential for understanding their formation process. We report here on the extraction of the c.m. motion of proton-proton (pp) SRC pairs in carbon and, for the first time in heavier and ansymetric nuclei: aluminum, iron, and lead, from measurements of the A(e,e'pp) reaction. We find that the pair c.m. motion for these nuclei can be described by a three-dimensional Gaussian with a narrow width ranging from 140 to 170 MeV/c, approximately consistent with the sum of two mean-field nucleon momenta. Comparison with calculations appears to show that the SRC pairs are formed from mean-field nucleons in specific quantum states.

AB - Short-range correlated (SRC) nucleon pairs are a vital part of the nucleus, accounting for almost all nucleons with momentum greater than the Fermi momentum (kF). A fundamental characteristic of SRC pairs is having large relative momenta as compared to kF, and smaller center of mass (c.m.) which indicates a small separation distance between the nucleons in the pair. Determining the c.m. momentum distribution of SRC pairs is essential for understanding their formation process. We report here on the extraction of the c.m. motion of proton-proton (pp) SRC pairs in carbon and, for the first time in heavier and ansymetric nuclei: aluminum, iron, and lead, from measurements of the A(e,e'pp) reaction. We find that the pair c.m. motion for these nuclei can be described by a three-dimensional Gaussian with a narrow width ranging from 140 to 170 MeV/c, approximately consistent with the sum of two mean-field nucleon momenta. Comparison with calculations appears to show that the SRC pairs are formed from mean-field nucleons in specific quantum states.

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