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Description
The mechanism of quark modification in bound nucleons (EMC effect) remains unexplained forty years after its initial observation. Inclusive DIS measurements have characterized the EMC effect for a wide range of nuclei, and experimental results from Jefferson Lab indicate that there is a strong correlation between the number of nucleons bound in short-range correlated pairs (SRCs) and the magnitude of quark modification. To test this relationship, we can expand on traditional DIS measurements by detecting the SRC spectator in coincidence with the scattered electron (tagging), thereby adding information about the nucleus’ initial configuration. This approach allows us to probe the bound nucleon’s internal structure as a function of virtuality. In this talk, I will present results from the backward angle neutron detector (BAND), which measures bound proton modification by tagging high-momentum neutron spectators from electron-deuteron DIS.
