Nuclear binding, correlations, and the $A$-dependence of the EMC effect

Fuente: arXiv
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: Benhar, Omar, Lovato, Alessandro
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2026
Soggetti:
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1866918426033782784
author Benhar, Omar
Lovato, Alessandro
author_facet Benhar, Omar
Lovato, Alessandro
contents The measurements of inclusive electron scattering from nuclear targets carried out at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in the mid 2000s have provided valuable novel information on the $A$-dependence of the modifications of nuclear structure functions known as EMC effect. We argue that these data are best described in terms of the scaling variable $\widetilde{y}$, designed to take into account dynamical effects in interacting many-particle systems, and analyse the $A$-dependence of the slope of the inclusive cross section ratios, $R_A = (σ_A/A)/(σ_2/2)$, providing a measure of the size of the EMC effect in the region where nuclear binding plays a leading role. The results of our study clearly hint at a linear correlation between $dR_A(\widetilde{y})/d\widetilde{y}$ and the average nucleon removal energy $\langle E_A \rangle$. The role of correlation effects in the determination of $\langle E_A \rangle$ is highlighted.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2602_23032
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Nuclear binding, correlations, and the $A$-dependence of the EMC effect
Benhar, Omar
Lovato, Alessandro
Nuclear Theory
The measurements of inclusive electron scattering from nuclear targets carried out at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in the mid 2000s have provided valuable novel information on the $A$-dependence of the modifications of nuclear structure functions known as EMC effect. We argue that these data are best described in terms of the scaling variable $\widetilde{y}$, designed to take into account dynamical effects in interacting many-particle systems, and analyse the $A$-dependence of the slope of the inclusive cross section ratios, $R_A = (σ_A/A)/(σ_2/2)$, providing a measure of the size of the EMC effect in the region where nuclear binding plays a leading role. The results of our study clearly hint at a linear correlation between $dR_A(\widetilde{y})/d\widetilde{y}$ and the average nucleon removal energy $\langle E_A \rangle$. The role of correlation effects in the determination of $\langle E_A \rangle$ is highlighted.
title Nuclear binding, correlations, and the $A$-dependence of the EMC effect
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23032