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Study of 3He Nuclei by Polarization Observables in Quasi-Elastic Electron Scattering

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In a recent set of measurements at Jefferson Laboratory, we have studied the missing-momentum dependence of beam-target asymmetries in exclusive \({\overrightarrow{^3{{\rm He}}}({{\rm e}},{\rm e}'{\rm p}){\rm pn}, \overrightarrow{^3{{\rm He}}}({{\rm e}},{\rm e}'{\rm p}){\rm d} }\), and \({\overrightarrow{^3{{\rm He}}}({{\rm e}},{\rm e}'{\rm d}){\rm p}}\) channels at a previously unattainable level of precision and unreached range in missing momenta. We have also measured single-spin asymmetries in the processes \({\overrightarrow{^3{{\rm He}}}({\vec{{\rm e}}},{\rm e}')}\) and \({\overrightarrow{^3{{\rm He}}}({{\rm \vec{e}}},{\rm e}'{\rm n})}\), where the nuclei were polarized vertically. Preliminary results are presented.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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  2. Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Talk presented on behalf of the E05–102 and Hall A Collaborations of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. This work was supported in part by the U. S. National Science Foundation, and by Department of Energy (DOE) contract number DE–AC05–06OR23177, under which the Jefferson Science Associates operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

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Širca, S. Study of 3He Nuclei by Polarization Observables in Quasi-Elastic Electron Scattering. Few-Body Syst 55, 893–897 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-014-0801-y

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