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Title: Electromagnetic Nucleon-to-Delta Transition in Chiral Effective-Field Theory

Journal Article ·
OSTI ID:842281

We perform a relativistic chiral effective-field theory calculation of the pion electroproduction off the nucleon (e{sup -} N {yields} e{sup -} N {pi}) in the {Delta}(1232)-resonance region. After fixing the three low-energy constants, corresponding to the magnetic (M1), electric (E2), and Coulomb (C2) {gamma} N {Delta} couplings, our calculation provides a prediction for the momentum-transfer and pion-mass dependence of the {gamma} N {Delta} form factors. The prediction for the pion-mass dependence resolves the discrepancy between the recent lattice QCD results and the experimental value for the ''C2/M1 ratio'' at low Q{sup 2}.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
842281
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-05-394; DOE/ER/40150-3539; TRN: US0503265
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English