Do Short-Range Correlations Cause the Nuclear EMC Effect in the Deuteron?
X. G. Wang, A. W. Thomas, Wally Melnitchouk
Abstract
The relative contributions to the valence nuclear European Muon Collaboration (EMC) effect in the deuteron arising from nucleon off-shell effects and Fermi motion are examined in models which include nuclear binding and off-shell effects. Contrary to expectations, the effect of Fermi motion overwhelms the off-shell effects for nucleons in short-range correlations (SRCs), calling into question the hypothesized causal connection between SRCs and the EMC effect.
Topics & Concepts
EMC effectPhysicsNucleonDeuteriumFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeNuclear physicsValence (chemistry)Range (aeronautics)Condensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsMaterials scienceDeep inelastic scatteringScatteringInelastic scatteringComposite materialNuclear physics research studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsNuclear reactor physics and engineering