Search for Color Transparency in A(e,e'p) at High Momentum Transfer

Author: O'Neill, Thomas Germano

Year: 1994

Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Advisor: Filippone, Bradley W.

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Physics

DOI: 10.7907/GBR8-WR49

Abstract

Rates for A(e, e'p) on the nuclei 2H, C, Fe, and Au have been measured at momentum transfers Q2 = 1, 3, 5, and 6.8 (GeV fc)2. We extract the nuclear transparency T, a measure of the importance of final state interactions (FSI) between the outgoing proton and the recoil nucleus. Some calculations based on perturbative QCD predict an increase in T with momentum transfer, a phenomenon known as Color Transparency. No statistically significant rise is seen in the present experiment.

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