Interpretation of the Flavor Dependence of Nucleon Form Factors in a Generalized Parton Distribution Model

We give an interpretation of the \(u\) and \(d\) quarks contributions to the nucleon electromagnetic form factors for values of the four-momentum transfer in the multi-GeV region where flavor separated data have been recently made available. The data show, in particular, a suppression of \(d\) quark...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2013-09
Main Authors: Gonzalez-Hernandez, J Osvaldo, Liuti, Simonetta, Goldstein, Gary R, Kathuria, Kunal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angular momentum
Dependence
Flavors
Form factors
Mathematical analysis
Momentum transfer
Quarks
Substructures
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Summary:We give an interpretation of the \(u\) and \(d\) quarks contributions to the nucleon electromagnetic form factors for values of the four-momentum transfer in the multi-GeV region where flavor separated data have been recently made available. The data show, in particular, a suppression of \(d\) quarks with respect to \(u\) quarks at large momentum transfer. %and constant ratios of the flavor dependent Pauli to Dirac form factors ratios. This trend can be explained using a reggeized diquark model calculation of generalized parton distributions, thus providing a correlation between momentum and coordinate spaces, both of which are necessary in order to interpret the partonic substructure of the form factors. We extend our discussion to the second moments of generalized parton distributions which are believed to contribute to partonic angular momentum.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1206.1876