1. Exclusive π+ electroproduction off the proton from low to high -t
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R. J. Holt, S. Basnet, L. G. Tang, X. Zheng, MathML\\'> F, V. Tadevosyan, H. Breuer, A. J. Sarty, Tanja Horn, Glen A. Warren, S. Jin, W. B. Li, A. Matsumura, V. A. Punjabi, D. G. Meekins, J. Volmer, G. M. Huber, P. M. King, Rolf Ent, Jin Liu, M. E. Christy, C. E. Keppel, C. C. Chang, C. F. Perdrisat, K. A. Aniol, E. J. Beise, I. Niculescu, Y. Okayasu, W. Kim, D. Gaskell, Geoffrey Smith, H. P. Blok, msub, D. J. Margaziotis, G. J. Lolos, Pete Markowitz, S. A. Wood, C. Xu, W.U. Boeglin, J. Reinhold, E. F. Gibson, D. J. Mack, H. Mkrtchyan, W. F. Vulcan, E. J. Brash, M. K. Jones, V. Kovaltchouk, Lubomir Pentchev, J. Arrington, V. Tvaskis, mrow> π, P. E. Reimer, J. Roche, Toshinobu Miyoshi, D. H. Potterveld, and Student Lab and Education
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SDG 16 - Peace ,generalized parton distribution ,Proton ,accelerator ,Hadron ,Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) ,interference ,Regge ,Parton ,nonperturbative ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,energy [beam] ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Nuclear physics ,Cross section (physics) ,0103 physical sciences ,ddc:530 ,structure ,010306 general physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,production [meson] ,Quantum chromodynamics ,Physics ,Range (particle radiation) ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,background ,momentum transfer ,SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,electroproduction ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Amplitude ,kinematics ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,distribution function [parton] ,Jefferson Lab ,photoproduction - Abstract
Background: Measurements of exclusive meson production are a useful tool in the study of hadronic structure. In particular, one can discern the relevant degrees of freedom at different distance scales through these studies. Purpose: To study the transition between non-perturbative and perturbative Quantum Chromodyanmics as the square of four momentum transfer to the struck proton, -t, is increased. Method: Cross sections for the $^1$H(e,e'$\pi^+$)n reaction were measured over the -t range of 0.272 to 2.127 GeV$^2$ with limited azimuthal coverage at fixed beam energy of 4.709 GeV, Q$^2$ of 2.4 GeV$^2$ and W of 2.0 GeV at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) Hall C. Results: The -t dependence of the measured $\pi^+$ electroproduction cross section generally agrees with prior data from JLab Halls B and C. The data are consistent with a Regge amplitude based theoretical model, but show poor agreement with a Generalized Parton Distribution (GPD) based model. Conclusion: The agreement of cross sections with prior data implies small contribution from the interference terms, and the confirmation of the change in t-slopes between the low and high -t regions previously observed in photoproduction indicates the changing nature of the electroproduction reaction in our kinematic regime., Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures Physical Review C, in press
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- 2019