Spin-Momentum Correlations in Quasi-Elastic Electron Scattering from Deuterium

Abstract

We report on a measurement of spin-momentum correlations in quasi-elastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons with an energy of 720 MeV from vector-polarized deuterium. The spin correlation parameter $A_{ed}^V$ was measured for the ${}^2\vec{\mathrm{H}}(\vec{e},e^{\prime }p)n$ reaction for missing momenta up to 350 MeV/$c$ at a four-momentum transfer squared of 0.21 (GeV/c)${}^2$. The data give detailed information about the spin structure of the deuteron, and are in good agreement with the predictions of microscopic calculations based on realistic nucleon-nucleon potentials and including various spin-dependent reaction mechanism effects. The experiment demonstrates in a most direct manner the effects of the D-state in the deuteron ground-state wave function and shows the importance of isobar configurations for this reaction.

arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. for publication

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