EPJ Web of Conferences 3, 04009 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100304009

Three-body Force Effects on the Longitudinal Response Function of ⁴He

¹ TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 2A3, Canada
² Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel
³ Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, I-38123 Trento, Italy

^a e-mail: orlandin@science.unitn.it

Abstract

In this contribution we summarize recent results on the longitudinal response function of ⁴He. It is intended to give an important contribution to one of the most interesting and much discussed topics in nuclear physics at present, i.e. the nuclear many-body forces. The longitudinal response is considered as a possible observable, involving many body scattering states, sensitive to the three-nucleon force (3NF). Such a sensitivity is predicted by ab initio calculations performed using the Lorentz Integral transform (LIT) method. The kinematics that are more interesting to measure are discussed.