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Neutron negative central charge density: An inclusive-exclusive connection

Gerald A. Miller and John Arrington
Phys. Rev. C 78, 032201(R) – Published 9 September 2008
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Abstract

Models of generalized parton distributions at zero skewness are used to relate the behavior of deep inelastic scattering quark distributions, evaluated at high x, to the transverse charge density evaluated at small distances. We obtain an interpretation of the recently obtained negative central charge density of the neutron. The d quarks dominate the neutron structure function for large values of Bjorken x, where the large momentum of the struck quark has a significant impact on determining the center of momentum and thus the “center” of the nucleon in the transverse position plane.

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  • Received 24 June 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.78.032201

©2008 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Gerald A. Miller

  • Department of Physics, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, USA

John Arrington

  • Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA

See Also

Journey to the Center of the Neutron

Don Monroe
Phys. Rev. Focus 22, 11 (2008)

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Vol. 78, Iss. 3 — September 2008

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