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Neutron Properties in the Medium

Nuclear Theory 2009-09-02 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We demonstrate that for small values of momentum transfer, Q^2, the in-medium change of the G_E/G_M form factor ratio for a bound neutron is dominated by the change in the electric charge radius and predict in a model independent manner that the in-medium ratio will increase relative to the free result. This effect will act to increase the predicted cross-section for the neutron recoil polarization transfer process 4He(e,e'n)3He. This is in contrast to medium modification effects on the proton G_E/G_M from factor ratio, which act to decrease the predicted cross-section for the 4He(e,e'p)3H reaction. Experiments to measure the in-medium neutron form factors via neutron knockout reactions are currently feasible in the range 0.1 < Q^2 < 1 GeV^2.

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@article{arxiv.0903.1312,
  title  = {Neutron Properties in the Medium},
  author = {I. C. Cloët and Gerald A. Miller and E. Piasetzky and G. Ron},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.1312},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 1 figure

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