Nuclear Transparency from Quasielastic A(e, E'p) Reactions up to Q2 = 8.1 (GEV/C)2

The quasielastic (e,e'p) reaction was studied on targets of deuterium, carbon, and iron up to a value of momentum transfer Q² of 8.1 (GeV/c)². A nuclear transparency was determined by comparing the data to calculations in the Plane-Wave Impulse Approximation. The dependence of the nuclear transparency on Q² and the mass number A was investigated in a search for the onset of the Color Transparency phenomenon. We find no evidence for the onset of Color Transparency within our range of Q².