Interpretation of recent JLab results on quasi elastic (e,e'p) reactions off few-nucleon systems

TL;DR

This paper interprets recent Jefferson Lab data on quasi-elastic electron scattering off helium nuclei using realistic wave functions and Glauber theory, providing insights into nuclear structure and reaction mechanisms.

Contribution

It introduces a non-factorized calculation of asymmetry in 3He(e,e'p) reactions using a full covariant electromagnetic operator, advancing theoretical modeling.

Findings

Agreement with experimental data on quasi-elastic scattering.

Validation of Glauber multiple scattering within a generalized eikonal approximation.

Enhanced understanding of nuclear reaction dynamics.

Abstract

Recent JLab experimental data on quasi elastic 3He(e,e'p)2H(pn) and 4He(e,e'p)3H processes are interpreted using an approach based upon realistic wave functions and Glauber multiple scattering theory within a generalized eikonal approximation (GEA). The results of a non factorized calculation of the left-right asymmetry A_{TL} of the process 3He(e,e'p)2H, obtained using the full covariant form of the electromagnetic operator, are also presented.