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J. Ryckebusch

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arXiv2001

Bridging Two Ways of Describing Final-State Interactions in A(e,e'p) Reactions

We outline a relativistic and unfactorized framework to treat the final-state interactions in quasi-elastic A(e,e'p) reactions for four-momentum transfers Q$^{2} \gtrsim 0.3$ (GeV/c)$^{2}$. The model, which relies on the eikonal approximation, can be used in combination with optical potentials, as well as with the Glauber multiple-scattering method. We argue that such a model can bridge the gap between a typical ``low'' and ``high-energy'' description of final-state interactions, in a reasonably smooth fashion. This argument is made on the basis of calculated structure functions, polarization observables and nuclear transparencies for the target nuclei $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O.

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arXiv2001

Kaon photoproduction: background contributions, form factors and missing resonances

The photoproduction p(gamma, K+)Lambda process is studied within a field-theoretic approach. It is shown that the background contributions constitute an important part of the reaction dynamics. We compare predictions obtained with three plausible techniques for dealing with these background contributions. It appears that the extracted resonance parameters drastically depend on the applied technique. We investigate the implications of the corrections to the functional form of the hadronic form factor in the contact term, recently suggested by Davidson and Workman (Phys. Rev. C 63, 025210). The role of background contributions and hadronic form factors for the identification of the quantum numbers of ``missing'' resonances is discussed.

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arXiv2001

The role of hyperon resonances in p(gamma,K+)Lambda processes

We discuss the role of hyperon resonances in the u-channel when modeling p (gamma,K+)Lambda processes in an effective Lagrangian approach. Without the introduction of hyperon resonances, one is forced to use soft hadronic form factors with a cutoff mass which is at best two times the kaon mass. After inclusion of the hyperon resonances in the u-channel, we obtain a fair description of the data with a cutoff mass of the order of 1.8 GeV.

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arXiv2000

Relativistic eikonal approximation in high-energy A(e,e'p) reactions

A fully relativistic model for the description of exclusive (e,e'p) reactions off nuclear targets at high energies and momentum transfers is outlined. It is based on the eikonal approximation for the ejectile scattering wave function and a relativistic mean-field approximation to the Walecka model. Results for ^{12}C(e,e'p) and ^{16}O(e,e'p) differential cross sections and separated structure functions are presented for four-momenta in the range 0.8 \leq Q^{2} \leq 20 (GeV/c)^{2}. The regions of applicability of the eikonal approximation are studied and observed to be confined to proton knockout in a relatively small cone about the momentum transfer. A simple criterium defining the boundaries of this cone is determined. The Q^2 dependence of the effect of off-shell ambiguities on the different (e,e'p) structure functions is addressed. At sufficiently high values of Q^2 their impact on the cross sections is illustrated to become practically negligible. It is pointed out that for the whole range of Q^2 values studied here, the bulk of the relativistic effects arising from the coupling between the lower components in the wave functions, is manifesting itself in the longitudinal-transverse interference term.

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arXiv1999

Tensor correlations in nuclei and exlusive electron scattering

The effect of tensor nucleon-nucleon correlations upon exclusive and semi-exclusive electronuclear reactions is studied. Differential cross sections for the semi-exclusive ^{16}O(e,e'p) and exclusive ^{16}O(e,e'pn) processes are computed by explicitly evaluating the dynamical electromagnetic coupling to a tensor correlated nucleon pair. In both reaction channels the tensor correlations contribute in a very substantial way. Tensor correlations are found to generate more electronuclear strength than central Jastrow correlations do.

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arXiv1998

Polarization degrees-of-freedom in electronuclear hadron production from finite nuclei

The polarization degrees-of-freedom in electronuclear two-nucleon knockout reactions are discussed. Model calculations for the unpolarized $^{16}$O(e,e$'$pp) cross sections at ($\mid \vec{q} \mid$,$ω$)=(210 MeV,300 MeV/c) are compared to recently obtained data. Predictions for the polarization observables in electronuclear two-nucleon knockout are presented. It is stressed that detailed studies of two-nucleon emission processes permit to constrain the contribution from two-nucleon mechanisms (like meson-exchange and isobar effects) to the single-nucleon knockout channel (e,e$'$p).

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arXiv1997

Electroinduced two-nucleon knockout and correlations in nuclei

We present a model to calculate cross sections for electroinduced two-nucleon emission from finite nuclei. Short-range correlations in the wave functions and meson-exchange contributions to the photoabsorption process are implemented. Effects of the short-range correlations are studied with the aid of a perturbation expansion method with various choices of the Jastrow correlation function. The model is used to investigate the relative importance of the different reaction mechanisms contributing to the A(e,e$'$pn) and A(e,e$'$pp) process. Representative examples for the target nuclei $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O and for kinematical conditions accessible with contemporary high-duty cycle electron accelerators are presented. A procedure is outlined to calculate the two-nucleon knockout contribution to the semi-exclusive (e,e$'$p) cross section. Using this technique we investigate in how far semi-exclusive (e,e$'$p) reactions can be used to detect high-momentum components in the nuclear spectral function.

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arXiv1997

Systematic study of Coulomb distortion effects in exclusive (e,e'p) reactions

A technique to deal with Coulomb electron distortions in the analysis of (e,e'p) reactions is presented. Thereby, no approximations are made. The suggested technique relies on a partial-wave expansion of the electron wave functions and a multipole decomposition of the electron and nuclear current in momentum space. In that way, we succeed in keeping the computational times within reasonable limits. This theoretical framework is used to calculate the quasielastic (e,e'p) reduced cross sections for proton knockout from the valence shells in $^{16}$O, $^{40}$Ca, $^{90}$Zr and $^{208}$Pb. The final-state interaction of the ejected proton with the residual nucleus is treated within an optical potential model. The role of electron distortion on the extracted spectroscopic factors is discussed.

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arXiv1996

The exclusive (e,e$'$p) reaction at high missing momenta

The reduced (e,e$'$p) cross section is calculated for kinematics that probe high missing momenta. The final-state interaction is handled within a non-relativistic many-body framework. One- and two-body nuclear currents are included. Electron distortion effects are treated in an exact distorted wave calculation. It is shown that at high missing momenta the calculated (e,e$'$p) cross sections exhibit a pronounced sensitivity to ground-state correlations of the RPA type and two-body currents. The role of these mechanisms is found to be relatively small at low missing momenta.

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arXiv1994

Two-nucleon knockout contributions to the $^{12}$C$(e,e'p)$ reaction in the dip and {$Δ$}(1232) regions

The contributions from $^{12}$C$(e,e'pn)$ and $^{12}$C$(e,e'pp)$ to the semi-exclusive $^{12}$C$(e,e'p)$ cross section have been calculated in an unfactorized model for two-nucleon emission. We assume direct two-nucleon knockout after virtual photon coupling with the two-body pion-exchange currents in the target nucleus. Results are presented at several kinematical conditions in the dip and $Δ$(1232) regions. The calculated two-nucleon knockout strength is observed to account for a large fraction of the measured $(e,e'p)$ strength above the two-nucleon emission threshold.

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arXiv1993

Multinucleon Mechanisms in ($γ$,N) and ($γ$,NN) Reactions

The similarities in the experimental indications for multinucleon mechanisms in $(γ,p)$ and $(e,e'p)$ processes are pointed out. For both types of reactions, the substantial role of two-nucleon emission processes for transitions to high excitation energies in the residual nucleus is stressed. A microscopic model for the calculation of the two-body knockout contributions to the inclusive $(γ,N)$ reaction is presented. It is based on an unfactorized formalism for the calculation of electromagnetically induced two-nucleon emission cross sections. The model is shown to yield a reasonable description of the overall behaviour of the $^{12}$C$(γ,p)$ and $^{12}$C$(γ,n)$ data at high excitation energies in the residual nucleus. In the calculations effects from non-resonant and resonant pion exchange currents are included. Photoabsorption on these currents are predicted to produce the major contributions to the exclusive $^{16}$O$(γ,n_0)^{15}$O process at photonenergies above the pion threshold. Double differential cross sections for photon induced $pp$ and $pn$ emission from $^{16}$O are calculated and compared with the data.

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arXiv1993

Effects of meson-exchange currents on the $(\protect\vec{e},e'p)$ structure functions

The response functions for the unpolarized $(e,e'p)$ and polarized $(\vec{e},e'p)$ reaction are calculated for medium-heavy nuclei under quasifree conditions. The formalism presented here incorporates two-body currents related to meson-exchange and the $Δ(1232)$ excitation. The final-state interaction of the outgoing nucleon with the residual nucleus is handled in a HF-RPA formalism. The sensitivity of the results to the two-body currents is discussed for the five structure functions in quasielastic $(\vec{e},e'p)$ scattering off the target nuclei $^{16}O$ and $^{40}Ca$. A selective sensitivity to the two-body currents is obtained in the longitudinal-transverse interference term $W_{LT}$ where two-body currents can explain part of the discrepancy between the impulse-approximation calculations and the data.

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arXiv1993

Effects of the final-state interaction in ($γ$,pn) and ($γ$,pp) processes

A model is presented to describe electromagnetically induced two-nucleon emission processes in a shell-model picture. Distortions in the outgoing nucleon waves are accounted for by performing a partial-wave expansion in a real mean-field potential. The antisymmetry condition for the A-body wavefunctions is shown to be naturally preserved. The model is used to calculate ($γ$,pn) and ($γ$,pp) cross sections off the target nuclei $^{16}$O and $^{12}$C for photon energies ranging from 50 MeV up to the $\bigtriangleup$(1232) isobar threshold. Effects due to the pionic currents and intermediate $\bigtriangleup$ creation are implemented. The impact of the distortions due to the interaction of the outgoing nucleon waves with the (A-2) core is examined. Hadronic form factors are introduced to regularize the $π$NN vertices and the sensitivity of the cross section to the pion cut-off mass is examined. The relative contribution of the ($γ$,pp) and the ($γ$,pn) channel to the total photoabsorption strength is discussed. Further, the photon energy dependence of the ($γ$,pp)/($γ$,pn) ratio is investigated.

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arXiv1993

Absorption mechanisms in photon induced two-body knockout

Calculations have been performed for the $^{16}$O($γ$,pn) and the $^{16}$O($γ$,pp) reaction in the photon-energy range $E_γ$ = 60-300 MeV. Besides the contribution from the more common photoabsorption on the pionic degrees of freedom, we have investigated the influence of heavier meson exchange ($ρ, σ, ω$) and intermediate $Δ$ creation with $π$ and $ρ$ exchange. Whereas the $π$ meson is found to set the main trends, the $ρ$ meson is found not to be discardable in a theoretical description of the ($γ$,pn) reaction. The incorporation of an energy dependence and a decay width in the $Δ$ propagator is observed to be essential in order to arrive at a more realistic description of ($γ$,NN) reactions at higher photon energies.

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