Measurement of the left-right asymmetry in the electrodisintegration of the deuteron

Abstract At the Electron Stretcher Accelerator ELSA of Bonn University the left-right asymmetry A Φ of the reaction d(e, e p)n has been measured in quasi-free kinematics ( E e = 1.6 GeV, θ e = 14°). The scattered electrons were detected with a magnetic spectrometer. Due to the high duty cycle of ELSA non-magnetic proton detectors could be used. The experimental data are in good agreement with theoretical calculations, if relativistic corrections are taken into account.