Physics with 3 GeV electrons

Abstract

The physics program planned for the 4 GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) is reviewed. It is explained how the desire to study the role of quarks in nuclei leads to the choice of 4 GeV for the energy, and why coincidence measurements seem so promising. Proposals to measure few‐body wave functions, separate the deuteron monopole and quadrupole charge from factors, measure the neutron electric form factor, and photoproduce excited baryons are briefly described.