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Title: Nucleon electromagnetic form factors in the continuum limit from ( 2 + 1 + 1 )-flavor lattice QCD

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.

We present results for the isovector (p–n) electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon using 11 ensembles of gauge configurations generated by the MILC Collaboration using the highly improved staggered quark action with 2+1+1 dynamical flavors. These ensembles span four lattice spacings a ≈ 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 and 0.15 fm and three values of the light-quark masses corresponding to the pion masses Mπ ≈ 135, 225 and 315 MeV. High-statistics estimates using the truncated-solver method allow us to quantify various systematic uncertainties and perform a simultaneous extrapolation in the lattice spacing, lattice volume and light-quark masses. We analyze the Q2 dependence of the form factors calculated over the range 0.05 ≲ Q2 ≲ 1.4 GeV2 using both the model-independent z expansion and the dipole Ansatz. Our final estimates, using the z-expansion fit, for the isovector root-mean-square radius of nucleon are rE = 0.769(27)(30) fm, rM = 0.671(48)(76) fm and μp–n = 3.939(86)(138) Bohr magneton. The first error is the combined uncertainty from the leading-order analysis, and the second is an estimate of the additional uncertainty due to using the leading-order chiral-continuum-finite-volume fits. The estimates from the dipole Ansatz, rE = 0.765(11)(8) fm, rM = 0.704(21)(29) fm an μp–n = 3.975(84)(125) Bohr magneton, are consistent with those from the z expansion but with smaller errors. Our analysis highlights three points. First, all our data for form factors from the 11 ensembles and existing lattice data on, or close to, physical mass ensembles from other collaborations collapse more clearly onto a single curve when plotted versus Q2/M$$^2_N$$ as compared to Q2 with the scale set by quantities other than MN. Here, the difference between these two ways of analyzing the data is indicative of discretization errors, some of which presumably cancel when the data are plotted versus Q2/M$$^2_N$$. Second, the size of the remaining deviation of this common curve from the Kelly curve is small and can be accounted for by statistical and possible systematic uncertainties. Third, to improve lattice estimates for < r$$^2_E$$ >, < r$$^2_M$$ > and μ, high–statistics data for Q2 < 0.1 GeV2 are needed.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Organization:
PNDME Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; AC52-06NA25396; PHY 1653405
OSTI ID:
1593500
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1599034
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-25275; PRVDAQ; 014507
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 101 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 30 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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