Strange quarks in the deuteron

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.3010· OSTI ID:6255352

Pollock, S J ^[1]

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1. National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, Section K (NIKHEF-K), P.O. Box 41882, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

We consider elastic electroweak lepton-deuteron scattering as a means to extract information on both vector and axial-vector isoscalar currents, and thus the strange- (and heavier-) quark content of the deuteron. Parity violation in electron-deuteron scattering is examined in some detail. Numerical estimates are made, using a simple model when required, to find the sensitivity to strange-quark components of the various form factors. We find that backward angles are in general best to isolate axial-vector and magnetic vector components. Figures of merit relevant to future experiments are given, using existing limits on {ital s}-quark contributions to nucleon form factors where possible.

• OSTI ID: 6255352
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA) Vol. 42:9; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
ASYMMETRY
AXIAL-VECTOR CURRENTS
BEAMS
BOSONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPOSITE MODELS
CURRENTS
DEUTERONS
DISTRIBUTION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRON-DEUTERON INTERACTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
FORM FACTORS
FUNCTIONS
INTERACTIONS
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
P INVARIANCE
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
POLARIZED BEAMS
QUARK MODEL
SCATTERING
STRANGE PARTICLES
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
WAVE FUNCTIONS
WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL
Z NEUTRAL BOSONS