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Title: Axial-vector form factors of the nucleon from lattice QCD

Journal Article · · Physical Review D

In this paper, we present results for the form factors of the isovector axial vector current in the nucleon state using large scale simulations of lattice QCD. The calculations were done using eight ensembles of gauge configurations generated by the MILC collaboration using the HISQ action with 2 + 1 + 1 dynamical flavors. These ensembles span three lattice spacings a ≈ 0.06 , 0.09, and 0.12 fm and light-quark masses corresponding to the pion masses Mπ ≈ 135, 225, and 310 MeV. High-statistics estimates allow us to quantify systematic uncertainties in the extraction of GA (Q2) and the induced pseudoscalar form factor GP(Q2) . We perform a simultaneous extrapolation in the lattice spacing, lattice volume and light-quark masses of the axial charge radius rA data to obtain physical estimates. Using the dipole ansatz to fit the Q2 behavior we obtain rA |dipole = 0.49(3) fm , which corresponds to MA = 1.39(9) GeV , and is consistent with MA = 1.35(17) GeV obtained by the miniBooNE collaboration. The estimate obtained using the z -expansion is rA |z - expansion = 0.46(6) fm, and the combined result is rA | combined = 0.48(4) fm. Analysis of the induced pseudoscalar form factor GP (Q2) yields low estimates for g*P and gπNN compared to their phenomenological values. To understand these, we analyze the partially conserved axial current (PCAC) relation by also calculating the pseudoscalar form factor. Lastly, we find that these low values are due to large deviations in the PCAC relation between the three form factors, and in the pion-pole dominance hypothesis.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Contributing Organization:
Precision Neutron Decay Matrix Elements (PNDME) Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; AC02-05CH11231; KA-1401020
OSTI ID:
1415378
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1411105
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-23678; PRVDAQ; TRN: US1800780
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Vol. 96, Issue 11; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 73 works
Citation information provided by
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