Upcoming High-Statistics Exclusive Measurements of SRCs at CLAS-12

Exclusive electron scattering has proven to be a powerful tool for learning about short-range correlations (SRCs) in nuclei. However, past studies have generally been limited by small data samples, either because of limited detector acceptance, or because they were the result of data mining. The CLAS12 Short-Range Correlations Experiment (Run Group M), scheduled to run in Jefferson Lab's Hall B from October–December, 2021, will be the first large-acceptance electron-scattering experiment designed to study short-range correlations in a variety of nuclei of interest. The increased data rate and enhanced detector capabilities of the CLAS12 spectrometer will increase available statistics by factors of 10–100, allowing exploration of unanswered questions such as pair formation mechanisms, effective nuclear forces at short distances, the connection between SRCs and the EMC effect, and even the occurrence of three-nucleon correlations. I will present an overview of the experiment, discuss the preparations for the upcoming run, and showcase how it can explore pressing questions about SRCs.