Hadron Structure in Electroweak Precision Measurements
Overview
This thesis examines the γZ box contribution to the weak charge of the proton. Here, by combining recent parity-violating electron-deuteron scattering data with our current understanding of parton distribution functions, the author shows that one can limit this model dependence. The resulting construction is a robust model of the γγ and γZ structure functions that can also be used to study a variety of low-energy phenomena. Two such cases are discussed in this work, namely, the nucleon's electromagnetic polarizabilities and quark-hadron duality.
By using phenomenological information to constrain the input structure functions, this important but previously poorly understood radiative correction is determined at the kinematics of the parity-violating experiment, QWEAK, to a degree of precision more than twice that of the previous best estimate.
A detailed investigation into available parametrizations of the electromagnetic and interference cross-sections indicates that earlier analyses suffered from the inability to correctly quantify their model dependence.
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- ISBN-13: 9783319202204
- ISBN-10: 3319202200
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: August 2015
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.38 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.82 pounds
- Page Count: 120
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