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Nucleon Magnetic Moments and Electric Polarizabilities

Conference · · Proceedings of Science
OSTI ID:1017156
Electromagnetic properties of the nucleon are explored with lattice QCD using a novel technique. Focusing on background electric fields, we show how the electric polarizability can be extracted from nucleon correlation functions. A crucial step concerns addressing contributions from the magnetic moment, which affects the relativistic propagation of nucleons in electric fields. By properly handing these contributions, we can determine both magnetic moments and electric po larizabilities. Lattice results from anisotropic clover lattices are presented. Our method is not limited to the neutron; we show results for the proton as well.
Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
1017156
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-10-1210; DOE/OR/23177-1268; arXiv:1008.2011
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of Science Journal Volume: Lattice 2010
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English