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Q2 Dependence of Quadrupole Strength in the γ*p→Δ+(1232)→pπ0 Transition
Physical Review Letters
  • K. Joo
  • Angela Biselli, Fairfield University
  • CLAS Collaboration, CLAS Collaboration
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Publication Date
1-1-2002
Abstract

Models of baryon structure predict a small quadrupole deformation of the nucleon due to residual tensor forces between quarks or distortions from the pion cloud. Sensitivity to quark versus pion degrees of freedom occurs through the Q2 dependence of the magnetic (M1+), electric (E1+), and scalar (S1+) multipoles in the γ∗p→Δ+→pπ0 transition. We report new experimental values for the ratios E1+/M1+ and S1+/M1+ over the range Q2=0.4–1.8GeV2, extracted from precision p(e,e′p)π0 data using a truncated multipole expansion. Results are best described by recent unitary models in which the pion cloud plays a dominant role.

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Copyright American Physical Society Publisher final version available at http://prl.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v88/i12/e122001
Published Citation
K. Joo et al. [CLAS Collaboration], "Q2 Dependence of Quadrupole Strength in the γ*p→Δ+(1232)→pπ0 Transition", Physical Review Letters 88.12 (2002) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.122001
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.122001
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Citation Information
K. Joo, Angela Biselli and CLAS Collaboration. "Q2 Dependence of Quadrupole Strength in the γ*p→Δ+(1232)→pπ0 Transition" Physical Review Letters Vol. 88 Iss. 12 (2002)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/angela_biselli/81/