Structure of the neutron and few-body nuclear systems with electron scattering

Kent State University, Kent OH

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Abstract

0072384 Petratos This is a proposal to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of the neutron and of the lightest nuclei in nature, deuterium and helium. The investigation will be based on experimental studies of high energy electrons scattering off hydrogen and helium isotopes. The proposed research will use the electron beam of the Jefferson Lab accelerator to bombard cryogenic deuterium and helium targets and to study the nuclear reaction products with superconducting magnetic spectrometers. The results are expected to provide fundamental information on the distributions of the three quark constituents of the neutron, the wave functions of deuterium and helium and the interaction of the proton and neutron constituents of the two light nuclei.