Polarization transfer in the16O(e,ep)15Nreaction

Abstract
The first (e,ep) polarization transfer measurements on a nucleus heavier than deuterium have been carried out at Jefferson Laboratory. Transverse and longitudinal components of the polarization of protons ejected in the reaction 16O(e,ep) were measured in quasielastic perpendicular kinematics at a Q2 of 0.8 (GeV/c)2. The data are in good agreement with state of the art calculations.