Beam charge asymmetries for deeply virtual Compton scattering off the proton
Description
The unpolarized and polarized Beam Charge Asymmetries (BCAs) of the p → pγ process off unpolarized hydrogen are discussed. The measurement of BCAs with the CLAS12 spectrometer at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, using polarized positron and electron beams at 10.6 GeV is investigated. This experimental configuration allows to measure azimuthal and t-dependences of the unpolarized and polarized BCAs over a large (x, Q) phase space, providing a direct access to the real part of the Compton Form Factor (CFF) H. Additionally, these measurements confront the Bethe-Heitler dominance hypothesis and eventual effects beyond leading twist. The impact of potential positron beam data on the determination of CFFs is also investigated within a local fitting approach of experimental observables. Positron data are shown to strongly reduce correlations between CFFs and consequently improve significantly the determination of Re[H].
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. A
- Journal Volume
- 57
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 1434-6001
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 52098304
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ASYMMETRY; CEBAF ACCELERATOR; COMPTON EFFECT; ELECTRON BEAMS; FORM FACTORS; PHASE SPACE; POLARIZED BEAMS; POSITRON BEAMS; POSITRONS; PROTONS; SPECTROMETERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYONS; BEAMS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; SPACE
Optional Information
- Notes
- AID: 186
- Collaborations
- The CLAS Collaboration