Rescattering contributions to final state interactions in (e,e'p) reactions

Abstract

A semiclassical model is employed to study the effects of rescattering on (e,e'p) cross sections. We consider a two-step process with the propagation of an intermediate nucleon and use Glauber theory to account for the effects of N--N scattering. This calculation has relevance for the analysis of data at high missing energies. Of particular interest is the E97-006 experiment done at JLab. It is found that rescattering is strongly reduced in parallel kinematics and that the excitation of nucleon resonances is likely to give important contributions to the final-state interactions in the correlated region.