Structure functions in quasi-free (e, e'p) reactions

doi:10.1016/0375-9474(82)90039-2

Nuclear Physics A

Volume 386, Issue 3, 4 October 1982, Pages 599-616

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The coincidence cross section for quasi-free electron scattering is written in terms of four structure functions. Two of them represent the longitudinal and transverse response. The other two are interference terms. Their behaviour in the reaction ¹⁶O(e, e'p)¹⁵N is studied for the $p_{12}$ and $p_{32}$ holes. The influence of the bound state and of the distorting optical potential is investigated. Possible kinematical situations are considered in order to determine the structure functions with the available experimental set-up.

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