Abstract
The cross sections for quasielastic electron scattering from nine target nuclei from lithium to lead have been measured for an electron incident energy of 500 MeV and a scattering angle of 60°. The data are interpreted in terms of a Fermi gas model, yielding the nuclear Fermi momentum as a function of atomic number. The Fermi momentum increases from lithium to calcium and remains roughly constant at about 260 from nickel to lead.
- Received 12 January 1971
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.26.445
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