On anomalies in elastic electron scattering cross sections from protons.
A critical examination of recent elastic electron scattering reports on H-containing samples is carried out. We show that all results are consistent with the conclusion that no anomaly exists in the measured e-H scattering intensities as compared to e-scattering from other light atoms such as D or C. The scattering results are, in fact, in agreement with the classical Rutherford formula and there is no need to invoke short-lived quantum entanglement of the protons to explain the existing data. The neutron-proton scattering intensities on H-containing samples were also examined and found to agree with standard cross sections. Also no theoretical evidence was found supporting the existence of the reported anomalies.
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Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. moreh@bgu.ac.il
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