Calculation of the QED correction to the recoil proton polarization by the electron structure function method

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2000 · Physical Review D

OSTI ID:773287

Afanasev, A V; Akushevich, I; Merenkov, N P

Model independent radiative correction to the recoil proton polarization for the elastic electron-proton scattering is calculated within method of electron structure functions. The explicit expressions for the recoil proton polarization are represented as a contraction of the electron structure and the hard part of the polarization dependent contribution into cross-section. The calculation of the hard part with first order radiative correction is performed. The obtained representation includes the leading radiative corrections in all orders of perturbation theory and the main part of the second order next-to-leading ones. Numerical calculations illustrate our analytical results.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84ER40150
• OSTI ID: 773287
• Report Number(s): JLAB-THY-00-43; DOE/ER/40150-1794
• Journal Information: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CONTRACTION
ELECTRONS
PERTURBATION THEORY
POLARIZATION
PROTONS
RADIATIVE CORRECTIONS
SCATTERING
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS