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Density dependence of 2p-2h meson-exchange currents

Nuclear Theory 2017-06-21 v1

Abstract

We analyze the density dependence of the contribution of meson-exchange currents to the lepton-nucleus inclusive cross section in the two-particle two-hole channel. The model is based on the Relativistic Fermi Gas, where each nucleus is characterized by its Fermi momentum kFk_F. We find that the 2p-2h nuclear response functions at their peaks scale as AkF2A k_F^2 for Fermi momentum going from 200 to 300 MeV/c and momentum transfer qq from 2kF2k_F to 2 GeV/c. This behavior is different from what is found for the quasielastic response, which scales as A/kFA/k_F. Additionally, the deep scaling region is also discussed and there the usual scaling behavior is found to be preferable.

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@article{arxiv.1704.01539,
  title  = {Density dependence of 2p-2h meson-exchange currents},
  author = {J. E. Amaro and M. B. Barbaro and J. A. Caballero and A. De Pace and T. W. Donnelly and G. D. Megias and I. Ruiz Simo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.01539},
  year   = {2017}
}

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9 pages, 8 figures