Abstract
A systematic multiple scattering formalism for vector meson electroproduction from nuclei is developed, with emphasis on the formation, propagation and hadronization scales for quark-gluon fluctuations of the virtual high-energy photon. The theory is compared to HERMES measurements of ρ electroproduction on 14N. The nuclear transparency as a function of the vector meson propagation length is well reproduced.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 869-888 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics, Section A |
Volume | 689 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jul 2001 |
Keywords
- 24.10.Ht
- 25-30.Dh
- 25.30.-c
- Deep inelastic scattering
- Diffraction
- Vector meson electroproduction