Abstract
We report on the first measurement of the F 2 structure function of the neutron from the semi-inclusive scattering of electrons from deuterium, with low-momentum protons detected in the backward hemisphere. Restricting the momentum of the spectator protons to 100MeV/c and their angles to 100° relative to the momentum transfer allows an interpretation of the process in terms of scattering from nearly on-shell neutrons. The F2n data collected cover the nucleon-resonance and deep-inelastic regions over a wide range of Bjorken x for 0.65<Q2<4.52GeV2, with uncertainties from nuclear corrections estimated to be less than a few percent. These measurements provide the first determination of the neutron to proton structure function ratio F2n/F2p at 0.2x0.8 with little uncertainty due to nuclear effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 142001 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 6 Apr 2012 |
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