Nucleon-Nucleon Correlations and Inelastic Electron Scattering on ^4He

The differential cross sections of inclusive electron scattering on 4 He are calculated with the realistic nucleon momentum distribution for 4 He. The energy spectra of 4 He(e, e')X are analyzed at momentum transfers in the range of 0.3 (GeV/c) 2 \({\lesssim}q^{2}{\lesssim}2.4\) (GeV/c) 2 , corresponding to the available data that have been obtained at Kharkov and Stanford. Different effects of nucleon-nucleon correlations, final-state interactions and relativistic kinematics on the reaction are investigated using so-called, y -scaling variables.