Elastic electron scattering measurements of the neutron charge form factor at very low momentum transfers.
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Authors
Stewart, Jake W.
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Advisors
Bumiller, F.A.
Date of Issue
1970
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en_US
Abstract
Measurements of the ratio of the neutron-proton electric form factors, GEn/GEp were made from elastic electron-deuteron scattering to a precision of approximately 1 to 2% for the range of momentum transfers, q^2, of 0,10 <= q^2 <= 0,8 F^-2, and for electron scattering angles of 45° to 120°. It was found that within experimental errors the slope as determined from the ratio GEn/GEp, agrees with the thermal neutron-electron interaction slope when relativistic corrections and proper deuteron wave functions are applied to the electron-deuteron scattering results.
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Thesis