arXiv · nucl-th/0204068
Covariant description of inelastic electron--deuteron scattering:predictions of the relativistic impulse approximation
Abstract
Using the covariant spectator theory and the transversity formalism, the unpolarized, coincidence cross section for deuteron electrodisintegration, $d(e,e'p)n$, is studied. The relativistic kinematics are reviewed, and simple theoretical formulae for the relativistic impulse approximation (RIA) are derived and discussed. Numerical predictions for the scattering in the high $Q^2$ region obtained from the RIA and five other approximations are presented and compared. We conclude that measurements of the unpolarized coincidence cross section and the asymmetry $A_ϕ$, to an accuracy that will distinguish between different theoretical models, is feasible over most of the wide kinematic range accessible at Jefferson Lab.
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J. Adam, Jr., Franz Gross, Sabine Jeschonnek, Paul Ulmer, J. W. Van Orden. 2002-04-26. Covariant description of inelastic electron--deuteron scattering:predictions of the relativistic impulse approximation. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.66.044003
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