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| Authors | Silvano Simula |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/9605024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9605024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/0370-2693(96)01044-1 |
| Journal | Phys.Lett. B387 (1996) 245-252 |
Abstract
The production of slow nucleons in semi-inclusive deep inelastic electron scattering off the deuteron is investigated in the region $x \gsim 0.3$. It is shown that within the spectator mechanism the semi-inclusive cross section exhibits a scaling property even at moderate values of $Q^2$ ($\sim$ few $(GeV/c)^2$) accessible at present facilities, like $CEBAF$. Such a scaling property can be used as a model-independent test of the dominance of the spectator mechanism itself and provides an interesting tool to investigate the neutron structure function. The possibility of extracting model-independent information on the neutron to proton structure function ratio from semi-inclusive experiments is illustrated. The application of the spectator scaling to semi-inclusive processes off complex nuclei is outlined.
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