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Interpretation of y-scaling of the nuclear response

Nuclear Theory 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

The behavior of the nuclear matter response in the region of large momentum transfer, in which plane wave impulse approximation predicts the onset of y-scaling, is discussed. The theoretical analysis shows that scaling violations produced by final state interactions are driven by the momentum dependence of the nucleon-nucleon scattering cross section. Their study may provide valuable information on possible modifications of nucleon-nucleon scattering in the nuclear medium.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9908086,
  title  = {Interpretation of y-scaling of the nuclear response},
  author = {Omar Benhar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9908086},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages with 3 figures. To appear in Physical Review Letters