Excitation of soft dipole modes in electron scattering
arXiv:nucl-th/0605066 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.75.024606
Abstract
The excitation of soft dipole modes in light nuclei via inelastic electron scattering is investigated. I show that, under the proposed conditions of the forthcoming electron-ion colliders, the scattering cross sections have a direct relation to the scattering by real photons. The advantages of electron scattering over other electromagnetic probes is explored. The response functions for direct breakup are studied with few-body models. The dependence upon final state interactions is discussed. A comparison between direct breakup and collective models is performed. The results of this investigation are important for the planned electron-ion colliders at the GSI and RIKEN facilities.
23 pages, 8 figures, to be published in Physical Review C