Authors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

DOI

10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140742

Publication Title

Physics Letters B

Volume

880

Pages

140742

Abstract

We report on the measurements of the double-spin asymmetry from electron-³He scattering in the threshold region of two- and three-body breakup of ³He for 4-momentum transfer values of 0.1 and 0.2 (GeV/c)². The measurement was done at Jefferson Lab using a polarized ³He target with its spin aligned parallel to the beam direction. This asymmetry is sensitive to a combination of spin-dependent response functions not previously measured and may highlight differences in two body forces, meson-exchange currents and final-state interactions. The results of this measurement serve as a test of our understanding of few-body systems. When compared with calculations from plane wave impulse approximation and Faddeev calculations, we found that the latter, which use modern nuclear potentials and prescriptions for meson-exchange currents, demonstrate an overall good agreement with data.

Data Availability

Article states: "Data will be made available on request."

Original Publication Citation

Nycz, M., Armstrong, W., Averett, T., Gayoso, C. A., Bai, X., Bane, J., Barcus, S., Benesch, J., Bhatt, H., Bhetuwal, D., Biswas, D., Camsonne, A., Cates, C., Chen, J.-P., Chen, J., Chen, M., Cotton, C., Dalton, M.-M., Deltuva, A.,…Dhital, B. (2026). Quasielastic ³H⃗e (e⃗ , e′) asymmetry in the threshold region with a longitudinally polarized target. Physics Letters B, 880, 1-5, Article 140742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140742 

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