  Short range correlated nucleon-nucleon ($NN$) pairs are an important part of
the nuclear ground state. They are typically studied by scattering an electron
from one nucleon in the pair and detecting its spectator correlated partner
("spectator-nucleon tagging"). The Electron Ion Collider (EIC) should be able
to detect these nucleons, since they are boosted to high momentum in the lab
frame by the momentum of the ion beam. To determine the feasibility of these
studies with the planned EIC detector configuration, we have simulated
quasi-elastic scattering for two electron and ion beam energy configurations: 5
GeV $e^{-}$ and 41 GeV/A ions, and 10 GeV $e^{-}$ and 110 GeV/A ions. We show
that the knocked-out and recoiling nucleons can be detected over a wide range
of initial nucleon momenta. We also show that these measurements can achieve
much larger momentum transfers than current fixed target experiments. By
detecting both low and high initial-momentum nucleons, the EIC will provide the
data that should allow scientists to definitively show if the EMC effect and
short-range correlation are connected, and to improve our understanding of
color transparency.
