Searching for Color Coherent Effects at Intermediate $Q^2$ via Double Scattering Processes

Abstract

We propose that measuring the $Q^2$ dependence of the number of final-state interactions of the recoil protons in quasi-elastic electron scattering from light nuclei is a new method to investigate Color Coherent effects at {\bf intermediate} values of $Q^2$ ({$\sim$ few $(GeV/c)^2$}). This is instead of measuring events without final-state interactions. Our calculations indicate that such measurements could reveal significant color transparency effects for the highest of the energies initially available at CEBAF. Measurements that detect more than one hadron in the final state, which require the use of large acceptance ($4π$) detectors, are required.