Scaling tests of the cross section for deeply virtual compton scattering

C. Muñoz Camacho, A. Camsonne, M. Mazouz, C. Ferdi, G. Gavalian, E. Kuchina, M. Amarian, K. A. Aniol, M. Beaumel, H. Benaoum, P. Bertin, M. Brossard, J. P. Chen, E. Chudakov, B. Craver, F. Cusanno, C. W. De Jager, A. Deur, R. Feuerbach, J. M. FieschiS. Frullani, M. Garçon, F. Garibaldi, O. Gayou, R. Gilman, J. Gomez, P. Gueye, P. A.M. Guichon, B. Guillon, O. Hansen, D. Hayes, D. Higinbotham, T. Holmstrom, C. E. Hyde-Wright, H. Ibrahim, R. Igarashi, X. Jiang, H. S. Jo, L. J. Kaufman, A. Kelleher, A. Kolarkar, G. Kumbartzki, G. Laveissière, J. J. Lerose, R. Lindgren, N. Liyanage, H. J. Lu, D. J. Margaziotis, Z. E. Meziani, K. McCormick, R. Michaels, B. Michel, B. Moffit, P. Monaghan, S. Nanda, V. Nelyubin, M. Potokar, Y. Qiang, R. D. Ransome, J. S. Réal, B. Reitz, Y. Roblin, J. Roche, F. Sabatié, A. Saha, S. Sirca, K. Slifer, P. Solvignon, R. Subedi, V. Sulkosky, P. E. Ulmer, E. Voutier, K. Wang, L. B. Weinstein, B. Wojtsekhowski, X. Zheng, L. Zhu

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Article number262002
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume97
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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