394 research outputs found
Strange matrix elements of the nucleon
Results for the disconnected contributions to matrix elements of the vector
current and scalar density have been obtained for the nucleon from the Wilson
action at beta=6 using a stochastic estimator technique and 2000 quenched
configurations. Various methods for analysis are employed and chiral
extrapolations are discussed.Comment: Lattice2002(matrixel), 3 pages, 3 figure
What Do We Know About the Strange Magnetic Radius?
We analyze the q^2-dependence of the strange magnetic form factor, \GMS(q^2),
using heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory (HBChPT) and dispersion
relations. We find that in HBChPT a significant cancellation occurs between the
O(p^2) and O(p^3) loop contributions. Consequently, the slope of \GMS at the
origin displays an enhanced sensitivity to an unknown O(p^3) low-energy
constant. Using dispersion theory, we estimate the magnitude of this constant,
show that it may have a natural size, and conclude that the low-q^2 behavior of
\GMS could be dominated by nonperturbative physics. We also discuss the
implications for the interpretation of parity-violating electron scattering
measurements used to measure \GMS(q^2).Comment: 9 pages, Revtex, 2 ps figure
Strange chiral nucleon form factors
We investigate the strange electric and magnetic form factors of the nucleon
in the framework of heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory to third order in
the chiral expansion. All counterterms can be fixed from data. In particular,
the two unknown singlet couplings can be deduced from the parity-violating
electron scattering experiments performed by the SAMPLE and the HAPPEX
collaborations. Within the given uncertainties, our analysis leads to a small
and positive electric strangeness radius, .
We also deduce the consequences for the upcoming MAMI A4 experiment.Comment: 7 pp, REVTeX, uses epsf, minor correction
The nucleon's strange electromagnetic and scalar matrix elements
Quenched lattice QCD simulations and quenched chiral perturbation theory are
used together for this study of strangeness in the nucleon. Dependences of the
matrix elements on strange quark mass, valence quark mass and momentum transfer
are discussed in both the lattice and chiral frameworks. The combined results
of this study are in good agreement with existing experimental data and
predictions are made for upcoming experiments. Possible future refinements of
the theoretical method are suggested.Comment: 24 pages, 9 figure
First Measurement of Unpolarized Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering Cross Sections From a He 3 Target
The unpolarized semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (SIDIS) differential cross sections in 3He(e,e′π±)X have been measured for the first time in Jefferson Lab experiment E06-010 with a 5.9GeV e- beam on a 3He gas target. The experiment focuses on the valence quark region, covering a kinematic range 0.12\u3cxbj\u3c0.45,1\u3cQ2\u3c4(GeV/c)2,0.45\u3czh\u3c0.65, and 0.05\u3cPt\u3c0.55GeV/c. The extracted SIDIS differential cross sections of π± production are compared with existing phenomenological models while the 3He nucleus approximated as two protons and one neutron in a plane-wave picture, in multidimensional bins. Within the experimental uncertainties, the azimuthal modulations of the cross sections are found to be consistent with zero. © 2017 American Physical Society
Moments of the Neutron \u3cem\u3eg\u3c/em\u3e\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3e Structure Function at Intermediate \u3cem\u3eQ\u3c/em\u3e\u3csup\u3e2\u3c/sup\u3e
We present new experimental results for the 3He spin structure function g2 in the resonance region at Q2 values between 1.2 and 3.0(GeV/c)2. Spin dependent moments of the neutron were extracted. Our main result, the inelastic contribution to the neutron d2 matrix element, was found to be small at ⟨Q2⟩=2.4(GeV/c)2 and in agreement with the lattice QCD calculation. The Burkhardt-Cottingham sum rule for 3He and the neutron was tested with the measured data and using the Wandzura-Wilczek relation for the low x unmeasured region
K* nucleon hyperon form factors and nucleon strangeness
A crucial input for recent meson hyperon cloud model estimates of the nucleon
matrix element of the strangeness current are the nucleon-hyperon-K* (NYK*)
form factors which regularize some of the arising loops. Prompted by new and
forthcoming information on these form factors from hyperon-nucleon potential
models, we analyze the dependence of the loop model results for the
strange-quark observables on the NYK* form factors and couplings. We find, in
particular, that the now generally favored soft N-Lambda-K* form factors can
reduce the magnitude of the K* contributions in such models by more than an
order of magnitude, compared to previous results with hard form factors. We
also discuss some general implications of our results for hadronic loop models.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, new co-author, discussion extended to the
momentum dependence of the strange vector form factor
Electroweak Radiative Corrections to Parity-Violating Electroexcitation of the
We analyze the degree to which parity-violating (PV) electroexcitation of the
resonance may be used to extract the weak neutral axial vector
transition form factors. We find that the axial vector electroweak radiative
corrections are large and theoretically uncertain, thereby modifying the
nominal interpretation of the PV asymmetry in terms of the weak neutral form
factors. We also show that, in contrast to the situation for elastic electron
scattering, the axial PV asymmetry does not vanish at the photon
point as a consequence of a new term entering the radiative corrections. We
argue that an experimental determination of these radiative corrections would
be of interest for hadron structure theory, possibly shedding light on the
violation of Hara's theorem in weak, radiative hyperon decays.Comment: RevTex, 76 page
Isospin violation and the proton's neutral weak magnetic form factor
The effects of isospin violation on the neutral weak magnetic form factor of
the proton are studied using two-flavour chiral perturbation theory. The first
nonzero contributions appear at O(p^4) in the small-momentum expansion, and the
O(p^5) corrections are also calculated. The leading contributions from an
explicit Delta(1232) isomultiplet are included as well. At such a high order in
the chiral expansion, one might have expected a large number of unknown
parameters to contribute. However, it is found that no unknown parameters can
appear within loop diagrams, and a single tree-level counterterm at O(p^4) is
sufficient to absorb all divergences. The momentum dependence of the neutral
weak magnetic form factor is not affected by this counterterm.Comment: 26 pages including 9 figure
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