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Form Factors and Two-Photon Exchange in High-Energy Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We present new precision measurements of the elastic electron-proton scattering cross section for momentum transfer (Q$^2$) up to 15.75~\gevsq. Combined with existing data, these provide an improved extraction of the proton magnetic form factor at high Q$^2$ and double the range over which a longitudinal/transverse separation of the cross section can be performed. The difference between our results and polarization data agrees with that observed at lower Q$^2$ and attributed to hard two-photon exchange (TPE) effects, extending to 8~(GeV/c)$^2$ the range of Q$^2$ for which a discrepancy is established at $>$95\% confidence. We use the discrepancy to quantify the size of TPE contributions needed to explain the cross section at high Q$^2$.<br />Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1262719927
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103.PhysRevLett.128.102002