Center-of-mass effects on the quasihole spectroscopic factors in the {sup 16}O(e,e{sup {prime}}p) reaction

The spectroscopic factors for the low-lying quasihole states observed in the {sup 16}O(e,e{sup {prime}}p){sup 15}N reaction are reinvestigated with a variational Monte Carlo calculation for the structure of the initial and final nucleus. A computational error in a previous report is rectified. It is shown that a proper treatment of center-of-mass motion does not lead to a reduction of the spectroscopic factor for p-shell quasihole states, but rather to a 7{percent} enhancement. This is in agreement with analytical results obtained in the harmonic oscillator model. The center-of-mass effect worsens the discrepancy between present theoretical models and the experimentally observed single-particle strength. We discuss the present status of this problem, including some other mechanisms that may be relevant in this respect. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}