Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Box diagram in the elastic electron-proton scattering

  • 1. Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Metrologicheskaya street 14-B, 03143 Kiev (Ukraine)

Description

We present an evaluation of the box diagram for elastic ep scattering with the proton in the intermediate state. Using analytic properties of the proton form factors we express the amplitude via a twofold integral that involves the form factors in the spacelike region only. Therefore experimentally measured form factors can be used in the calculations directly. The numerical calculation is done with the form factors extracted by Rosenbluth separation, as well as polarization transfer method. The dependence of the results on the form factor choice is small for Q2(less-or-similar sign)6 GeV2 but becomes sizable at higher Q2

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 065203-065203.9
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society