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Author Gil-Dominguez, F.; Alarcon, J.M.; Weiss, C.
Title Proton charge radius extraction from muon scattering at MUSE using dispersively improved chiral effective field theory Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 108 Issue 7 Pages 074026 - 14pp
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Abstract The MUSE experiment at Paul Scherrer Institute will perform the first measurement of low-energy muon-proton elastic scattering (muon lab momenta 115-210 MeV) with the aim of determining the proton charge radius. We study the prospects for the proton radius extraction using the theoretical framework of dispersively improved chiral effective field theory (DI.EFT). It connects the proton radii with the finite-Q(2) behavior of the form factors through complex analyticity and enables the use of data up to Q(2) similar to 0.1 GeV2 for radius extraction. We quantify the sensitivity of the μp cross section to the proton charge radius, the theoretical uncertainty of the cross section predictions, and the size of two-photon exchange corrections. We find that the optimal kinematics for radius extraction at MUSE is at momenta 210 MeV and Q(2) similar to 0.05-0.08 GeV2. We compare the performance of electron and muon scattering in the same kinematics. As a by-product, we obtain explicit predictions for the μp and ep cross sections at MUSE as functions of the assumed value of the proton radius.
Address [Gil-Dominguez, F.] Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Ctr Mixto CSIC UV, Inst Invest Paterna, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, Valencia, Spain, Email: fernando.gil@ific.uv.es;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001193674200003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6024
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