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Polarized structure function of the nucleon in the resonance region

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890 (United States) Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States)
In this paper, we show how the Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov (DHG) sum rule in the real photon limit can be generalized to electroproduction, and related to the sum rules in deep inelastic scattering. A general [ital Q][sup 2] dependence for the polarized function is discussed, particularly in the resonance region. The resonance [ital P][sub 33](1232) plays a very important role in the resonance region; in particular, it saturates the DHG sum rule for neutrons in the SU(6)[direct product]O(3) basis. We show that the information from the polarized structure function in the low-[ital Q][sup 2] region where the baryon resonances play a dominant role provides a very important probe of the spin-flavor structure of the nucleon.
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-76ER04936
OSTI ID:
6728312
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 47:5; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English