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Title: Comparison of nucleon form factors from lattice QCD against the light front cloudy bag model and extrapolation to the physical mass regime

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 202 Nicholson Hall, Tower Dr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (United States)

We explore the possibility of extrapolating state of the art lattice QCD calculations of nucleon form factors to the physical regime. We find that the lattice results can be reproduced using the light front cloudy bag model by letting its parameters be analytic functions of the quark mass. We then use the model to extend the lattice calculations to large values of Q{sup 2} of interest to current and planned experiments. These functions are also used to define extrapolations to the physical value of the pion mass, thereby allowing us to study how the predicted zero in G{sub E}(Q{sup 2})/G{sub M}(Q{sup 2}) varies as a function of quark mass.

OSTI ID:
20698697
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 71, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.71.055204; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English