Inclusive electron scattering from nuclear targets has been measured to extract the nuclear dependence of the inelastic cross section (${\sigma }_A$) in Hall C at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator facility. Results are presented for ${}^2\mathrm{H}, {}^3\mathrm{He}, {}^4\mathrm{He}, {}^9\mathrm{B}, {}^{12}\mathrm{C}, {}^{63}\mathrm{Cu}$, and ${}^{197}\mathrm{Au}$ at an incident electron beam energy of 5.77 GeV for a range of momentum transfer from $Q^2$ = 2 to 7 (${\mathrm{GeV}/\mathrm{c})}^2$. These data improve the precision of the existing measurements of the EMC effect in the nuclear targets at large $x$ and allow for more detailed examinations of the $A$ dependence of the EMC effect.

• Received 29 July 2021
• Accepted 30 November 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065203