Acceptance Studies for 4He(e,e'p)X Reaction up to High Missing Energies and Momenta

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Abstract

Data collected from the Helium-4 target in Hall A at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) in Newport News, Virginia, was analyzed using the object-oriented data analysis software ROOT and used to create Missing Energy Spectra for Missing Momenta ranging from 150 MeV/c to 755 MeV/c for 4He(e,e$'$p)X reaction channels. Jefferson Lab is a continuous electron beam accelerator facility, and Hall A contains two high resolution spectrometers as well as the cryogenic Helium-4 target. Acceptance cuts were made to six measured variables to remove background noise, and then applied to produce a Missing Energy Spectrum showing two- and three-body break up channels as well as pion electro-production energy threshold. The analysis of these missing energy spectra will be used to understand the contributions of one-, two-, and three-body interactions.

Authors

  • Drew Finton

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  • Fatiha Benmokhtar

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