[sup 3]H[rvec e]([ital [rvec e]],[ital e][prime]) quasielastic asymmetry

Measurements of the spin-dependent asymmetry in scattering longitudinally polarized electrons from polarized [sup 3]He at quasielastic kinematics are reported. The measurements were made at two kinematics and spin angles, one sensitive to the helicity-dependent transverse-longitudinal interference response function, [ital R][sub [ital T][ital L][prime]], and the other to the helicity-dependent transverse response function, [ital R][sub [ital T][prime]]. For the experiment a metastability exchange optically pumped polarized [sup 3]He target was used; a general discussion of the technique used to polarize the [sup 3]He, along with the details of the design and operation of the target system, are presented here. A comparison is made of the world's data on the [sup 3]H[rvec e]([ital [rvec e]],[ital e][prime]) quasielastic asymmetry with several theoretical predictions, including calculations that use the plane wave impulse approximation and a fully spin-dependent spectral function. There is good agreement between data and theory at the current level of experimental precision.