Physics Letters B (Sep 2025)
Inclusive studies of two- and three-nucleon short-range correlations in 3H and 3He
- S. Li,
- S.N. Santiesteban,
- J. Arrington,
- R. Cruz-Torres,
- L. Kurbany,
- D. Abrams,
- S. Alsalmi,
- D. Androic,
- K. Aniol,
- T. Averett,
- C. Ayerbe Gayoso,
- J. Bane,
- S. Barcus,
- J. Barrow,
- A. Beck,
- V. Bellini,
- H. Bhatt,
- D. Bhetuwal,
- D. Biswas,
- D. Bulumulla,
- A. Camsonne,
- J. Castellanos,
- J. Chen,
- J.-P. Chen,
- D. Chrisman,
- M.E. Christy,
- C. Clarke,
- S. Covrig,
- K. Craycraft,
- D. Day,
- D. Dutta,
- E. Fuchey,
- C. Gal,
- F. Garibaldi,
- T.N. Gautam,
- T. Gogami,
- J. Gomez,
- P. Guèye,
- A. Habarakada,
- T.J. Hague,
- J.O. Hansen,
- F. Hauenstein,
- W. Henry,
- D.W. Higinbotham,
- R.J. Holt,
- C.E. Hyde,
- K. Itabashi,
- M. Kaneta,
- A. Karki,
- A.T. Katramatou,
- C.E. Keppel,
- M. Khachatryan,
- V. Khachatryan,
- P.M. King,
- I. Korover,
- T. Kutz,
- N. Lashley-Colthirst,
- W.B. Li,
- H. Liu,
- N. Liyanage,
- E. Long,
- J. Mammei,
- P. Markowitz,
- R.E. McClellan,
- F. Meddi,
- D. Meekins,
- S. Mey-Tal Beck,
- R. Michaels,
- M. Mihovilovič,
- A. Moyer,
- S. Nagao,
- V. Nelyubin,
- D. Nguyen,
- M. Nycz,
- M. Olson,
- L. Ou,
- V. Owen,
- C. Palatchi,
- B. Pandey,
- A. Papadopoulou,
- S. Park,
- S. Paul,
- T. Petkovic,
- R. Pomatsalyuk,
- S. Premathilake,
- V. Punjabi,
- R.D. Ransome,
- P.E. Reimer,
- J. Reinhold,
- S. Riordan,
- J. Roche,
- V.M. Rodriguez,
- A. Schmidt,
- B. Schmookler,
- E.P. Segarra,
- A. Shahinyan,
- S. Širca,
- K. Slifer,
- P. Solvignon,
- T. Su,
- R. Suleiman,
- H. Szumila-Vance,
- L. Tang,
- Y. Tian,
- W. Tireman,
- F. Tortorici,
- Y. Toyama,
- K. Uehara,
- G.M. Urciuoli,
- D. Votaw,
- J. Williamson,
- B. Wojtsekhowski,
- S. Wood,
- Z.H. Ye,
- J. Zhang,
- X. Zheng
Affiliations
- S. Li
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Corresponding author at: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- S.N. Santiesteban
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
- J. Arrington
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
- R. Cruz-Torres
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- L. Kurbany
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
- D. Abrams
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- S. Alsalmi
- Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA; King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- D. Androic
- University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- K. Aniol
- California State University, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
- T. Averett
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- C. Ayerbe Gayoso
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- J. Bane
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37966, USA
- S. Barcus
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- J. Barrow
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37966, USA
- A. Beck
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- V. Bellini
- INFN Sezione di Catania, Italy
- H. Bhatt
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- D. Bhetuwal
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- D. Biswas
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
- D. Bulumulla
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
- A. Camsonne
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- J. Castellanos
- Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- J. Chen
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- J.-P. Chen
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- D. Chrisman
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- M.E. Christy
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- C. Clarke
- Stony Brook, State University of New York, New York 11794, USA
- S. Covrig
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- K. Craycraft
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37966, USA
- D. Day
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- D. Dutta
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- E. Fuchey
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- C. Gal
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- F. Garibaldi
- INFN, Rome, Italy
- T.N. Gautam
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
- T. Gogami
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- J. Gomez
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- P. Guèye
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- A. Habarakada
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
- T.J. Hague
- Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA
- J.O. Hansen
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- F. Hauenstein
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
- W. Henry
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
- D.W. Higinbotham
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- R.J. Holt
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
- C.E. Hyde
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
- K. Itabashi
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- M. Kaneta
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- A. Karki
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- A.T. Katramatou
- Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA
- C.E. Keppel
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- M. Khachatryan
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
- V. Khachatryan
- Stony Brook, State University of New York, New York 11794, USA
- P.M. King
- Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- I. Korover
- Nuclear Research Center-Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- T. Kutz
- Stony Brook, State University of New York, New York 11794, USA
- N. Lashley-Colthirst
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
- W.B. Li
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- H. Liu
- Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- N. Liyanage
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- E. Long
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
- J. Mammei
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- P. Markowitz
- Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- R.E. McClellan
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- F. Meddi
- INFN, Rome, Italy
- D. Meekins
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- S. Mey-Tal Beck
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- R. Michaels
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- M. Mihovilovič
- Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Math and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- A. Moyer
- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- S. Nagao
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- V. Nelyubin
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- D. Nguyen
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- M. Nycz
- Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA
- M. Olson
- Saint Norbert College, De Pere, WI 54115, USA
- L. Ou
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- V. Owen
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- C. Palatchi
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- B. Pandey
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
- A. Papadopoulou
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- S. Park
- Stony Brook, State University of New York, New York 11794, USA
- S. Paul
- The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
- T. Petkovic
- University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- R. Pomatsalyuk
- Institute of Physics and Technology, Kharkov, Ukraine
- S. Premathilake
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- V. Punjabi
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
- R.D. Ransome
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA
- P.E. Reimer
- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
- J. Reinhold
- Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- S. Riordan
- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
- J. Roche
- Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- V.M. Rodriguez
- División de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Recinto de Cupey, San Juan 00926, Puerto Rico
- A. Schmidt
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- B. Schmookler
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- E.P. Segarra
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- A. Shahinyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia
- S. Širca
- Faculty of Math and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- K. Slifer
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
- P. Solvignon
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
- T. Su
- Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA
- R. Suleiman
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- H. Szumila-Vance
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- L. Tang
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- Y. Tian
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
- W. Tireman
- Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
- F. Tortorici
- INFN Sezione di Catania, Italy
- Y. Toyama
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- K. Uehara
- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- G.M. Urciuoli
- INFN, Rome, Italy
- D. Votaw
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- J. Williamson
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Scotland, UK
- B. Wojtsekhowski
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- S. Wood
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
- Z.H. Ye
- Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
- J. Zhang
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- X. Zheng
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139734
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 868
p. 139734
Abstract
Inclusive electron scattering at carefully chosen kinematics can isolate scattering from the high-momentum nucleons in short-range correlations (SRCs). SRCs are produced by the hard, short-distance interactions of nucleons in the nucleus, and because the two-nucleon (2N) SRCs arise from the same N-N interaction in all nuclei, the cross section in the SRC-dominated regime is identical up to an overall scaling factor. This scaling behavior has been used to identify SRC dominance and to measure the contribution of SRCs in a wide range of nuclei. We examine this scaling behavior over a range of momentum transfers using new data on 2H, 3H, and 3He, and find an expanded scaling region compared to heavy nuclei. Motivated by this improved scaling, we examine the 3H and 3He data in kinematics where three-nucleon SRCs may play an important role. The data for the largest struck nucleon momenta are consistent with isolation of scattering from three-nucleon SRCs, and suggest that the very highest momentum nucleons in 3He have a nearly isospin-independent momentum configuration.
