Published December 31, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Scaling Tests of the Cross Section for Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering

  • 1. CEA Saclay, DAPNIA/SPhN, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 2. Universite Blaise Pascal/CNRS-IN2P3, F-63177 Aubiere (France)
  • 3. Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, 38026 Grenoble (France)
  • 4. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23508 (United States)

Description

We present the first measurements of the e(vector sign)p→epγ cross section in the deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) regime and the valence quark region. The Q2 dependence (from 1.5 to 2.3 GeV2) of the helicity-dependent cross section indicates the twist-2 dominance of DVCS, proving that generalized parton distributions (GPDs) are accessible to experiment at moderate Q2. The helicity-independent cross section is also measured at Q2=2.3 GeV2. We present the first model-independent measurement of linear combinations of GPDs and GPD integrals up to the twist-3 approximation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
97
Journal Issue
26
Journal Page Range
p. 262002-262002.5
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38024504
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; COMPTON EFFECT; CROSS SECTIONS; DISTRIBUTION; HELICITY; QUARKS
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SCATTERING

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Notes
(c) 2006 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
Jefferson Lab Hall A Collaboration