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Title: Renormalization of quark bilinear operators in a momentum-subtraction scheme with a nonexceptional subtraction point

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  2. RIKEN-BNL Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  3. Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)

We extend the Rome-Southampton regularization independent momentum-subtraction renormalization scheme (RI/MOM) for bilinear operators to one with a nonexceptional, symmetric subtraction point. Two-point Green's functions with the insertion of quark bilinear operators are computed with scalar, pseudoscalar, vector, axial-vector and tensor operators at one-loop order in perturbative QCD. We call this new scheme RI/SMOM, where the S stands for 'symmetric'. Conversion factors are derived, which connect the RI/SMOM scheme and the MS scheme and can be used to convert results obtained in lattice calculations into the MS scheme. Such a symmetric subtraction point involves nonexceptional momenta implying a lattice calculation with substantially suppressed contamination from infrared effects. Further, we find that the size of the one-loop corrections for these infrared improved kinematics is substantially decreased in the case of the pseudoscalar and scalar operator, suggesting a much better behaved perturbative series. Therefore it should allow us to reduce the error in the determination of the quark mass appreciably.

OSTI ID:
21308532
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 80, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.014501; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English