Precision Measurement of the Spin Dependent Asymmetry in the Threshold Region of {sup 3}He(e,e{prime})

We present the first precision measurement of the spin-dependent asymmetry in the threshold region of {sup 3}He(e,e{prime}) at Q{sup 2}-values of 0.1 and 0.2 (GeV/c){sup 2}. The agreement between the data and non-relativistic Faddeev calculations which include both final-state interactions (FSI) and meson-exchange currents (MEC) effects is very good at Q{sup 2} = 0.1 (GeV/c){sup 2}, while a small discrepancy at Q{sup 2} = 0.2 (GeV/c){sup 2} is observed.