Polarization Transfer Observables in Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering at Q[superscript 2] = 2.5 , 5.2, 6.8, and 8.5 GeV[superscript 2]
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Abstract
Background: Interest in the behavior of nucleon electromagnetic form factors at large momentum transfers has steadily increased since the discovery, using polarization observables, of the rapid decrease of the ratio G[subscript E][superscript p]/G[subscript M][superscript p] of the proton's electric and magnetic form factors for momentum transfers Q[superscript 2]≳1 GeV[superscript 2], in strong disagreement with previous extractions of this ratio using the traditional Rosenbluth separation technique. Purpose: The GEp-III and GEp-2γ experiments were carried out in Jefferson Laboratory's (JLab's) Hall C from 2007 to 2008, to extend the knowledge of G[subscript E][superscript p]/G[subscript M][superscript p] to the highest practically achievable Q[superscript 2] given the maximum beam energy of 6 GeV and to search for effects beyond the Born approximation in polarization transfer observables of elastic e[over ⃗]p scattering. This article provides an expanded description of the common experimental apparatus and data analysis procedures, and reports the results of a final reanalysis of the data from both experiments, including the previously unpublished results of the full-acceptance dataset of the GEp-2γ experiment. Methods: Polarization transfer observables in elastic e[over ⃗]p→ep[over ⃗] scattering were measured at central Q[superscript 2} values of 2.5, 5.2, 6.8, and 8.54 GeV[superscript 2]. At Q[superscript 2] = 2.5GeV[superscript 2], data were obtained for central values of the virtual photon polarization parameter ε of 0.149, 0.632, and 0.783. The Hall C High Momentum Spectrometer detected and measured the polarization of protons recoiling elastically from collisions of JLab's polarized electron beam with a liquid hydrogen target. A large-acceptance electromagnetic calorimeter detected the elastically scattered electrons in coincidence to suppress inelastic backgrounds. Results: The final GEp-III data are largely unchanged relative to the originally published results. The statistical uncertainties of the final GEp-2γ data are significantly reduced at ε=0.632 and 0.783 relative to the original publication. Conclusions: The final GEp-III results show that the decrease with Q[superscript 2] of G[subscript E][superscript p]/G[subscript M][superscript p] continues to Q[superscript 2]=8.5GeV[superscript 2], but at a slowing rate relative to the approximately linear decrease observed in earlier Hall A measurements. At Q[superscript 2]=8.5GeV[superscript 2], G[subscript E][superscript p]G[subscript M][superscript p] remains positive but is consistent with zero. At Q[superscript 2] = 2.5GeV[superscript 2], G[subscript E][superscript p]G[subscript M][superscript p] derived from the polarization component ratio R∝P[subscript t]/P[subscript ℓ] shows no statistically significant ε dependence, as expected in the Born approximation. On the other hand, the ratio P[subscript ℓ]/P[subscript ℓ][superscript Born] of the longitudinal polarization transfer component to its Born value shows an enhancement of roughly 1.7% at ε=0.783 relative to ε=0.149, with ≈2.2σ significance based on the total uncertainty, implying a similar effect in the transverse component P[subscript t] that cancels in the ratio R.
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| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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