Abstract
The ratios of inclusive electron scattering cross sections of , , and to have been measured at . At , the ratios exhibit two separate plateaus, at and at . This pattern is predicted by models that include 2- and 3-nucleon short-range correlations (SRC). Relative to , the per-nucleon probabilities of 3-nucleon SRC are 2.3, 3.1, and 4.4 times larger for , 12, and 56. This is the first measurement of 3-nucleon SRC probabilities in nuclei.
- Received 16 August 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.082501
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