It is shown that the short-range character of the point-proton distribution in ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$ cannot be determined unambiguously from experimental data, and hence it cannot serve as a basis for determining aspects of the ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$ structure.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$, ambiguities in charge density.

• Received 5 April 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.26.294