Quaiselastic scattering from relativistic bound nucleons: Transverse-Longitudinal response

Abstract

Predictions for electron induced proton knockout from the $p_{1/2}$ and $p_{3/2}$ shells in ${}^{16}$O are presented using various approximations for the relativistic nucleonic current. Results for the differential cross section, transverse-longitudinal response ($R_{TL}$) and left-right asymmetry $A_{TL}$ are compared at $|Q^2|=0.8$ (GeV/c)${}^2$ corresponding to TJNAF experiment 89-003. We show that there are important dynamical and kinematical relativistic effects which can be tested by experiment.

Comments: 10 pages, including 2 figures. Removed preliminary experimental data from the figures