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Abstract:
The short-range correlations (SRCs) attributes to the high momentum components of the nucleon momentum distribution in a nucleus. Due to the highly localized feature of these correlated nucleons, the high momentum tails from light to heavy nuclei reveal very similar distributions when their momenta are above the Fermi momentum.The measurements of electron or proton scattering on different nuclei in the quasi-elastic region can study the two- and three- nucleon correlations and their isospin nature. I will discuss recent experiments carried out at Jefferson Lab as well as upcoming experiments at NICA and future opportunities at HIAF.
I will also briefly introduce new experimental programs and theoretical calculations that explore the connection between SRCs and the nuclear effect of the quark distributions, such as the EMC effect, which potentially provides a new way to understand how quarks determine the nuclear structure and how gluons play roles in the nuclear force.