Measurement of the induced proton polarization Pn in the 12C(e,e′(p)over-right-arrow) reaction

The first measurements of the induced proton polarization P-n for the C-12(e,e'(p) over right arrow) reaction are reported. The experiment was performed at quasifree kinematics for energy and momentum transfer (w, q) approximate to (294 MeV, 756 MeV/c) and sampled a missing momentum range of 0-250 MeV/c. The induced polarization arises from final-state interactions and for these kinematics is dominated by the real part of the spin-orbit optical potential. The distorted-wave impulse approximation provides good agreement with data fur the 1p(3/2) shelf. The data for the continuum suggest that both the 1s(1/2) shell and underlying l > 1 configurations contribute.