Short-Distance Structure of Nuclei

TL;DR

This paper reviews experimental results from Jefferson Lab that investigate the short-distance structure of nuclei, focusing on short-range correlations among nucleons using electron scattering reactions.

Contribution

It summarizes recent experimental findings on short-range correlations in nuclei and discusses future research directions in this area.

Findings

Evidence of nucleon-nucleon correlations at short distances

Insights into the behavior of overlapping nucleon wave-functions

Future experiments planned to deepen understanding

Abstract

One of Jefferson Lab's original missions was to further our understanding of the short-distance structure of nuclei. In particular, to understand what happens when two or more nucleons within a nucleus have strongly overlapping wave-functions; a phenomena commonly referred to as short-range correlations. Herein, we review the results of the (e,e'), (e,e'p) and (e,e'pN) reactions that have been used at Jefferson Lab to probe this short-distance structure as well as provide an outlook for future experiments.