23 research outputs found
Chiral O(Q^4) two-body operators for s-wave pion photoproduction on the NN system
The two-body currents for s-wave pion photoproduction on the NN system are
derived to O(Q^4) in chiral perturbation theory. For the interesting case of
3S1 1S0 transitions, we show that an axial isovector two-nucleon contact
term connects the short-distance physics of pion photoproduction to pion
production and several important electroweak reactions. We also find that the
standard chiral Lagrangian gives a gamma pi pi N N vertex that have not been
explicitly mentioned in previous literature. The corresponding Feynman rule is
presented here and some processes where it should be important are briefly
discussed.Comment: 9 pages, REVTeX, 1 eps figur
Separation of Soft and Hard Physics in DVCS
A model for deeply virtual Compton scattering, based on analytical light-cone
hadron wave functions is presented and studied at energies currently accessible
at Jefferson Laboratory and DESY. It is shown that poles and perpendicular
vector components play an important role at Q^2 < 10 GeV^2. A Q^2 suppressed
diagram has to be included at these low energies, but becomes negligible above
10 GeV^2. Future prospects and developments of this model are discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, uses ws-procs9x6.cls, to appear in Proceedings of
the Exclusive Processes at High-t Workshop at Jefferson Lab, May 15-18 200
The Virial Equation of State of Low-Density Neutron Matter
We present a model-independent description of low-density neutron matter
based on the virial expansion. The virial equation of state provides a
benchmark for all nuclear equations of state at densities and temperatures
where the interparticle separation is large compared to the thermal wavelength.
We calculate the second virial coefficient directly from the nucleon-nucleon
scattering phase shifts. Our results for the pressure, energy, entropy and the
free energy correctly include the physics of the large neutron-neutron
scattering length. We find that, as in the universal regime, thermodynamic
properties of neutron matter scale over a wide range of temperatures, but with
a significantly reduced interaction coefficient compared to the unitary limit.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, minor revisions, to appear in Phys. Lett.