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Title: Phenomenology of nonperturbative charm in the nucleon

Abstract

We perform a comprehensive analysis of the role of nonperturbative (or intrinsic) charm in the nucleon, generated through Fock state expansions of the nucleon wave function involving five-quark virtual states represented by charmed mesons and baryons. We consider contributions from a variety of charmed meson-baryon states and find surprisingly dominant effects from the D¯*0 Λc+ configuration. We pay particular attention to the existence and persistence of high-x structure for intrinsic charm, and the x dependence of the c-c¯ asymmetry predicted in meson-baryon models. We discuss how studies of charmed baryons and mesons in hadronic reactions can be used to constrain models, and outline future measurements that could further illuminate the intrinsic charm component of the nucleon.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
  2. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1128676
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-13-1813; DOE/OR/23177-2857; arXiv:1311.1578
Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998; PRVDAQ; TRN: US1600826
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-06OR23177
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 89; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Hobbs, T. J., Londergan, J. T., and Melnitchouk, W. Phenomenology of nonperturbative charm in the nucleon. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.074008.
Hobbs, T. J., Londergan, J. T., & Melnitchouk, W. Phenomenology of nonperturbative charm in the nucleon. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.074008
Hobbs, T. J., Londergan, J. T., and Melnitchouk, W. Wed . "Phenomenology of nonperturbative charm in the nucleon". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.074008. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1128676.
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title = {Phenomenology of nonperturbative charm in the nucleon},
author = {Hobbs, T. J. and Londergan, J. T. and Melnitchouk, W.},
abstractNote = {We perform a comprehensive analysis of the role of nonperturbative (or intrinsic) charm in the nucleon, generated through Fock state expansions of the nucleon wave function involving five-quark virtual states represented by charmed mesons and baryons. We consider contributions from a variety of charmed meson-baryon states and find surprisingly dominant effects from the D¯*0 Λc+ configuration. We pay particular attention to the existence and persistence of high-x structure for intrinsic charm, and the x dependence of the c-c¯ asymmetry predicted in meson-baryon models. We discuss how studies of charmed baryons and mesons in hadronic reactions can be used to constrain models, and outline future measurements that could further illuminate the intrinsic charm component of the nucleon.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.89.074008},
journal = {Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology},
number = 7,
volume = 89,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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