Measurement of double-polarization asymmetries in the quasi-elastic ${}^3\overrightarrow{\mathrm{He}}(\vec{\mathrm{e}},{\mathrm{e}}^{\prime }\mathrm{p})$ process

Abstract

We report on a precise measurement of double-polarization asymmetries in electron-induced breakup of ${}^3\mathrm{He}$ proceeding to $\mathrm{pd}$ and $\mathrm{ppn}$ final states, performed in quasi-elastic kinematics at $Q^2=0.25(\mathrm{GeV}/c{)}^2$ for missing momenta up to $250\mathrm{MeV}/c$. These observables represent highly sensitive tools to investigate the electromagnetic and spin structure of ${}^3\mathrm{He}$ and the relative importance of two- and three-body effects involved in the breakup reaction dynamics. The measured asymmetries cannot be satisfactorily reproduced by state-of-the-art calculations of ${}^3\mathrm{He}$ unless their three-body segment is adjusted, indicating that the spin-dependent part of the nuclear interaction governing the three-body breakup process is much smaller than previously thought.

arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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