The International Workshop on Quantitative Challenges in Short-Range Correlations (SRC) and the EMC-Effect Research at LBNL is the fifth installment of a Workshop series that began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016. Research on SRC and the EMC effect is a vibrant and impactful area within nuclear and hadronic physics. We study the nuclear quantum many-body system across scales, both experimentally and theoretically. SRCs contribute to our understanding of the nuclear many-body wave function, provide sensitivity to the nuclear interaction, and impact nucleon degrees of freedom (EMC effect).
Over the past decade or so, the experimental program has vastly expanded beyond seminal studies using electron scattering at Jefferson Laboratory to encompass hadronic scattering and real-photon probes, with experiments conducted worldwide. This momentum has been matched by advances in theory, including developments in the structure of SRCs and the EMC effect as well as reaction theory based on state-of-the-art methods.
This workshop will convene the growing international community and engage adjacent communities. We will review recent progress, present the latest results, and chart opportunities at emerging facilities and experiments to address the most pressing questions in SRC and EMC-effect research.
The workshop will feature invited talks running from Monday through Friday (June 08-12, 2026).
Objectives:
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Review recent experimental results on SRCs and the EMC effect from Jefferson Lab, JINR, GSI-FAIR, and RIBF, using electron, photonuclear, and hadronic probes
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Present theoretical approaches to SRCs in nuclear structure calculations (e.g., contact formalism, quasi-deuteron picture, and ab-initio methods)
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Develop a multipronged strategy to identify and study three-nucleon SRCs
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Discuss developments in parton distribution functions in light and heavy nuclear systems
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Clarify the theoretical interpretation of SRCs and identify the most relevant observables for measurement and calculation
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Assess the impact of SRCs on adjacent research fields and communities
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Define a roadmap for future experimental and theoretical developments
Date: 08 - 12 June 2026
Venue: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA (USA)
Important Dates: TBA
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