The neutron charge form factor in helium-3
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1998
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Lu, D.
Tsushima, K.
Thomas, A.
Williams, A.
Saito, K.
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Physics Letters B, 1998; 441(1-4):27-33
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In order to measure the charge form factor of the neutron, G<sup>n</sup><inf>E</inf>(Q<sup>2</sup>), one needs to use a neutron bound in a nuclear target. We calculate the change in the form factor for a neutron bound in <sup>3</sup>He, with respect to the free case, using several versions of the quark meson coupling model. It is found that the form factor may be suppressed by as much as 12% at Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.5 GeV<sup>2</sup> with respect to that of the free neutron. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.