Abstract
We investigated simultaneously the C12(e,e′p) and C12(e,e′pp) reactions at Q2=2(GeV/c)2, xB=1.2, and in an (e, e′p) missing-momentum range from 300 to 600MeV/c. At these kinematics, with a missing momentum greater than the Fermi momentum of nucleons in a nucleus and far from the delta excitation, short-range nucleon-nucleon correlations are predicted to dominate the reaction. For (9.5±2)% of the C12(e,e′p) events, a recoiling partner proton was observed back-to-back to the C12(e,e′p) missing-momentum vector, an experimental signature of correlations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 072501 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 17 Aug 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |