Center-of-mass effects in electromagnetic two-proton knockout reactions

Giusti, Carlotta; Pacati, Franco Davide; Schwamb, Michael; Boffi, Sigfrido; ;

Center-of-mass effects in electromagnetic two-proton knockout reactions

Authors

Giusti, Carlotta

Pacati, Franco Davide

Schwamb, Michael

Boffi, Sigfrido

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Description

The role of center-of mass (CM) effects in the one-body nuclear current in the description of electromagnetically induced two-nucleon knockout reactions is discussed in connection with the problem of the lack of orthogonality between initial bound states and final scattering states obtained by the use of an energy-dependent optical model potential. Results for the cross sections of the exclusive $^{16}$O(e,e$'$pp)$^{14}$C and $^{16}$O($γ$,pp)$^{14}$C knockout reactions in different kinematics are presented and discussed. In super-parallel kinematics CM effects produce a strong enhancement of the $^{16}$O(e,e$'$pp)$^{14}$C$_{\rm g.s.}$ cross section which strongly reduces the destructive interference between the one-body and $Δ$-current and the sensitivity to the treatment of the $Δ$-current found in previous work.
9 pages, 5 figures