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New Measurements of the Transverse Beam Asymmetry for Elastic Electron Scattering from Selected Nuclei
Physical Review Letters
  • S. Abrahamyan
  • A. Shahinyan
  • J. Arrington
  • D. S. Armstrong, William & Mary
  • Todd Averett, William & Mary
  • S. L. Bailey, William & Mary
  • W. Deconinck, William & Mary
  • J. M. Finn, William & Mary
  • S. A. Fuchs, William & Mary
  • L. E. Glesener, William & Mary
  • K. Grimm, William & Mary
  • J. Hoskins, William & Mary
  • E. Jensen, William & Mary
  • J. Katich, William & Mary
  • J. Leckey, William & Mary
  • J. H. Lee, William & Mary
Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Pub Date
1-1-2012
Abstract

We have measured the beam-normal single-spin asymmetry An in the elastic scattering of 1-3 GeV transversely polarized electrons from H-1 and for the first time from He-4, C-12, and Pb-208. For H-1, He-4, and C-12, the measurements are in agreement with calculations that relate A(n) to the imaginary part of the two-photon exchange amplitude including inelastic intermediate states. Surprisingly, the Pb-208 result is significantly smaller than the corresponding prediction using the same formalism. These results suggest that a systematic set of new A(n) measurements might emerge as a new and sensitive probe of the structure of heavy nuclei.

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.192501
Citation Information
S. Abrahamyan, A. Shahinyan, J. Arrington, D. S. Armstrong, et al.. "New Measurements of the Transverse Beam Asymmetry for Elastic Electron Scattering from Selected Nuclei" Physical Review Letters Vol. 109 Iss. 19 (2012)
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