Measuring Short-Range Correlations and Quasi-Elastic Cross Sections in A(e,e') at x > 1 and modest Q²

Authors

• Y. P. Zhang, Tsinghua University
• Z. H. Ye, University of Virginia
• D. Nguyen, University of Virginia
• P. Aguilera, University Paris-Sud
• Z. Ahmed, Syracuse University
• H. Albataineh, Texas A&M University
• K. Allada, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• B. Anderson, Kent State University - Kent Campus
• D. Anez, Saint Mary's University
• K. Aniol, California State University
• J. Annand, University of Glasgow
• J. Arrington, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• T. Averett, College of William & Mary
• H. Baghdasaryan, University of Virginia
• X. Bai, China Institute of Atomic Energy
• A. Beck, Nuclear Research Center Negev
• S. Beck, Nuclear Research Center Negev
• V. Bellini, Universita di Catania
• F. Benmokhtar, Duquesne University
• A. Camsonne, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• C. Chen, Hampton University
• J. -P. Chen, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• K. Chiraptpimol, University of Virginia
• E. Cisbani, INFN, Sezione Sanità and Istituto Superiore di Sanità
• S. Covid Dusa, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• M. M. Dalton, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• D. Day, University of Virginia
• W. Deconinck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M. Defurne, CEA Saclay
• D. Flay, Temple University
• N. Fomin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• M. Friend, Carnegie Mellon University
• E. Fuchey, Temple University
• F. Garibaldi, INFN, Sezione Sanità and Istituto Superiore di Sanità
• D. Gaskell, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• S. Gilad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• R. Gilman, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
• S. Glamazdin, Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, Ukraine
• C. Gu, University of Virginia
• P. Guèye, Hampton University
• C. Hanretty, University of Virginia
• J. -O Hansen, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• M. Hashemi Shabestari, University of Virginia
• D. W. Higinbotham, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• M. Huang, Duke University
• S. Iqbal, California State University, Los Angeles
• G. Jin, University of Virginia
• N. Kalantarians, University of Virginia
• H. Kang, Seoul National University
• A. Kelleher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• I. Korover, Tel Aviv University
• J. Lerose, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• J. Leckey, Indiana University
• S. Li, University of New Hampshire, Durham
• R. Lindgren, University of Virginia
• E. Long, Kent State University
• J. Mammei, Kent State University
• P. Markowitz, Florida International University
• D. Meekins, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• R. Michaels, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• M. Mihovilovič, Józef Stefan Institute
• N. Muangma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• C. Munoz Camacho, Université Blaise Pascal
• B. E. Norum, University of Virginia
• Nuruzzaman, Mississippi State University
• K. Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• S. Phillips, University of New Hampshire, Durham
• E. Piasetzky, Tel Aviv University
• I. Pomerantz, Tel Aviv University
• M. Posik, Temple University
• V. Punjabi, Norfolk State University
• X. Qian, Duke University
• Y. Qiang, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• X. Qiu, Lanzhou University
• P. E. Reimer, Argonne National Laboratory
• A. Rakhman, Syracuse University
• S. Riordan, University of Virginia
• G. Ron, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• O. Rondon-Aramayo, University of Virginia
• L. Selvy, Kent State University
• A. Shahinyan, Yerevan Physics Institute
• R. Shneor, Tel Aviv University
• S. Širca, University of Ljubljana
• K. Slifer, University of New Hampshire, Durham
• N. Sparveris, Temple University
• R. Subedi, University of Virginia
• V. Sulkosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• D. Wang, University of Virginia
• J. W. Watson, Kent State University
• L. B. Weinstein, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
• B. Wojtsekhowski, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• S. A. Wood, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• I. Yaron, Tel Aviv University
• J. Zhang, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• Y. W. Zhang, Rutgers University
• B. Zhao, College of William & Mary
• X. Zheng, University of Virginia
• P. Zhu, University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China
• R. Zielinski, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

DOI

10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140087

Publication Title

Physics Letters B

Volume

872

Pages

140087

Abstract

We present results from the Jefferson Lab E08-014 experiment, investigating short-range correlations (SRC) through measurements of inclusive quasi-elastic scattering from ²H, ³He, ⁴He, ¹²C, ⁴⁰Ca, and ⁴⁸Ca. The kinematics were selected to isolate scattering from SRCs, yielding a plateau in the A/²H cross-section ratios due to the universal two-body structure of the 2N-SRCs in light and heavy nuclei. We observe approximate plateaus in the A/²H ratios and provide the first extractions of the A/²H ratio for ⁴⁰Ca and ⁴⁸Ca. We also examine the A/³He ratio, aiming to identify three-nucleon SRCs (3N-SRCs). Following the approach for isolating 2N-SRCs, searching for 3N-SRC dominance involved measuring the A/³He cross section ratio at modest-to-large Q² values and looking for a plateau ratios for _{χ ≳  2.5}. This was not observed in the data, and in fact increasing Q² values moved the data further away from the predicted plateau. We show here that, when analyzed in terms of the struck nucleon's light-cone momentum, the data exhibited the expected trend, progressively approaching the predicted 3N-SRC plateau. These observations suggest that future measurements at higher energies may facilitate a definitive isolation and identification of 3N-SRCs.

Rights

© 2025 The Authors.

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Data Availability

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

Original Publication Citation

Zhang, Y. P., Ye, Z. H., Nguyen, D., Aguilera, P., Ahmed, Z., Albataineh, H., Allada, K., Anderson, B., Anez, D., Aniol, K., Annand, J., Arrington, J., Averett, T., Baghdasaryan, H., Bai, X., Beck, A., Beck, S., Bellini, V., Benmokhtar, F.,…Zielinski, R. (2026). Measuring Short-Range Correlations and Quasi-Elastic Cross Sections in A(e,e') at x > 1 and modest Q². Physics Letters B, 872, Article 140087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140087 

ORCID

0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)

Repository Citation

Zhang, Y. P.; Ye, Z. H.; Nguyen, D.; Aguilera, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Albataineh, H.; Allada, K.; Anderson, B.; Anez, D.; Aniol, K.; Annand, J.; Arrington, J.; Averett, T.; Baghdasaryan, H.; Bai, X.; Beck, A.; Beck, S.; Bellini, V.; Benmokhtar, F.; Camsonne, A.; Chen, C.; Chen, J. -P.; Chiraptpimol, K.; Cisbani, E.; Covid Dusa, S.; Dalton, M. M.; Day, D.; Deconinck, W.; Defurne, M.; Flay, D.; Fomin, N.; Friend, M.; Fuchey, E.; Garibaldi, F.; Gaskell, D.; Gilad, S.; Gilman, R.; Glamazdin, S.; Gu, C.; Guèye, P.; Hanretty, C.; Hansen, J. -O; Shabestari, M. Hashemi; Higinbotham, D. W.; Huang, M.; Iqbal, S.; Jin, G.; Kalantarians, N.; Kang, H.; Kelleher, A.; Korover, I.; Lerose, J.; Leckey, J.; Li, S.; Lindgren, R.; Long, E.; Mammei, J.; Markowitz, P.; Meekins, D.; Michaels, R.; Mihovilovič, M.; Muangma, N.; Munoz Camacho, C.; Norum, B. E.; Nuruzzaman; Pan, K.; Phillips, S.; Piasetzky, E.; Pomerantz, I.; Posik, M.; Punjabi, V.; Qian, X.; Qiang, Y.; Qiu, X.; Reimer, P. E.; Rakhman, A.; Riordan, S.; Ron, G.; Rondon-Aramayo, O.; Selvy, L.; Shahinyan, A.; Shneor, R.; Širca, S.; Slifer, K.; Sparveris, N.; Subedi, R.; Sulkosky, V.; Wang, D.; Watson, J. W.; Weinstein, L. B.; Wojtsekhowski, B.; Wood, S. A.; Yaron, I.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, Y. W.; Zhao, B.; Zheng, X.; Zhu, P.; and Zielinski, R., "Measuring Short-Range Correlations and Quasi-Elastic Cross Sections in A(e,e') at x > 1 and modest Q²" (2026). Physics Faculty Publications. 1025.
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