Transverse quasielastic electron scattering from /sup 12/C at 180/sup 0/

The transverse /sup 12/Ce(e, e') inelastic spectrum has been measured at 180/sup 0/ up to an excitation energy of 96 MeV for 150.6 MeV incident electrons. This spectrum is compared to a recent self-consistent random phase approximation calculation which includes multipolarities of J< or =3. The calculated cross section is larger than the experimental cross section in the quasielastic peak region, and resonance states are predicted in the 20--35 MeV region which are not observed.