Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review C
Pub Date
2012
Volume
86
Issue
1
Abstract
Virtual Compton scattering (VCS) on the proton has been studied at the Jefferson Laboratory using the exclusive photon electroproduction reaction ep -> ep gamma. This paper gives a detailed account of the analysis which has led to the determination of the structure functions P-LL - P-TT/epsilon and P-LT and the electric and magnetic generalized polarizabilities (GPs) alpha(E) (Q(2)) and beta(M) (Q(2)) at values of the four-momentum transfer squared Q(2) = 0.92 and 1.76 GeV2. These data, together with the results of VCS experiments at lower momenta, help building a coherent picture of the electric and magnetic GPs of the proton over the full measured Q(2) range and point to their nontrivial behavior.
Recommended Citation
Fonvieille, H.; Laveissiere, G.; Jaminion, S.; Arundell, K.; Finn, J. M.; Jones, M. K.; Perdrisat, C. F.; Quemener, G.; Rutledge, G.; and Wijesooriya, K., Virtual Compton scattering and the generalized polarizabilities of the proton at Q(2)=0.92 and 1.76 GeV2 (2012). Physical Review C, 86(1).
10.1103/PhysRevC.86.015210
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.86.015210
