Title
The recoil momentum dependence of the deuterium(electron, electron' neutron)proton cross section
Date Awarded
1993
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Physics
Advisor
John Michael Finn
Abstract
We measured of the recoil momentum dependence of the d(e,e$\sp\prime$n)p cross section at a central $\vec q$ of 335 MeV/c. These measurements were part of experiment 85-05 at the Bates Linear Accelerator Center which also measured the electric and magnetic form factors of the neutron, G$\sbsp{\rm E}{n}$ and G$\sbsp{\rm M}{n}$. The experiment was run with a 444 MeV electron beam incident on a 5 cm target of liquid deuterium. Outgoing electrons of different momenta were selected by changing the dipole field of the electron spectrometer OHIPS which was at a fixed angle of 47$\sp\circ$. Neutrons were measured using an 1 x 4 array of mineral oil scintillators at an angle of $-$57$\sp\circ$. The recoil momentum transfer covered a range of $-$43 to 165 MeV/C in six overlapping points. The kinematics were such that extensive radiative corrections were needed and techniques for performing these corrections are described. The shape of the cross section as a function of recoil momentum was compared to and found to be in good agreement with a nonrelativistic calculation which included final-state-interactions.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-qg4t-5613
Rights
© The Author
Recommended Citation
Rutt, Paul Martin, "The recoil momentum dependence of the deuterium(electron, electron' neutron)proton cross section" (1993). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1539623831.
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-qg4t-5613