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Quenching of the Deuteron in Flight

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We investigate the Lorentz contraction of a deuteron in flight. Our starting point is the Blankenbecler-Sugar projection of the Bethe-Salpeter equation to a 3-dimensional quasi potential equation, wqhich we apply for the deuteron bound in an harmonic oscillator potential (for an analytical result) and by the Bonn NN potential for a more realistic estimate. We find substantial quenching with increasing external momenta and a significant modification of the high momentum spectrum of the deuteron.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0604063,
  title  = {Quenching of the Deuteron in Flight},
  author = {M. Dillig and C. Rothleitner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0604063},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures