Neutron properties in the medium.
We demonstrate that for small values of momentum transfer Q2 the in-medium change of the GE/GM form factor ratio for a bound neutron is dominated by the change in the electric charge radius and predict within stated assumptions that the in-medium ratio will increase relative to the free result. This effect will act to increase the predicted cross section for the neutron recoil polarization transfer process 4He(e-vector,e'n-vector)3He. This is in contrast with medium modification effects on the proton GE/GM form factor ratio, which act to decrease the predicted cross section for the 4He(e-vector,e'p-vector)3H reaction. Experiments to measure the in-medium neutron form factors are currently feasible in the range 0.1<Q2<1 GeV2.
Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, USA.
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