Abstract
We present the first measurements of the ea pa ep cross section in the deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) regime and the valence quark region. The Q2 dependence (from 1.5 to 2.3 GeV2) of the helicity-dependent cross section indicates the twist-2 dominance of DVCS, proving that generalized parton distributions (GPDs) are accessible to experiment at moderate Q2. The helicity-independent cross section is also measured at Q2=2.3 GeV2. We present the first model-independent measurement of linear combinations of GPDs and GPD integrals up to the twist-3 approximation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 262002 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy