Lepton Scattering off Few-Nucleon Systems at Medium and High Energies

TL;DR

This paper analyzes recent experimental data on lepton scattering off few-nucleon systems using nuclear wave functions and Glauber theory, exploring implications for QCD effects in nuclear processes.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis combining realistic nuclear wave functions with Glauber multiple scattering theory, including a generalized eikonal approximation, to interpret experimental data.

Findings

Glauber theory effectively describes lepton scattering data

The process 4He(e,e'p)^3H is promising for studying QCD effects

Realistic nuclear wave functions improve theoretical predictions

Abstract

The interpretation of recent Jlab experimental data on the exclusive process A(e,e'p)B off few-nucleon systems are analyzed in terms of realistic nuclear wave functions and Glauber multiple scattering theory, both in its original form and within a generalized eikonal approximation. The relevance of the exclusive process 4He(e,e'p)^3H for possible investigations of QCD effects is illustrated.