scholarly journals Measurement of the Strange Quark Contribution to Nucleon Structure Through Parity-Violating Electron Scattering

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Strange Quark ◽  
Nucleon Structure ◽  
Quark Contribution

scholarly journals NUCLEON STRUCTURE AND PARITY-VIOLATING ELECTRON SCATTERING

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOUGLAS H. BECK ◽  
BARRY R. HOLSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Strange Quark ◽  
Axial Vector ◽  
Nucleon Structure ◽  
Elastic Electron ◽  
Elastic Electron Scattering

We review the area of strange quark contributions to nucleon structure. In particular, we focus on current models of strange quark vector currents in the nucleon and the associated parity-violating elastic electron scattering experiments from which vector and axial-vector currents are extracted.

ASYMMETRIES IN POLARIZED ELECTRON SCATTERING AND THE STRANGENESS CONTENT OF THE NUCLEON

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (11n13) ◽  
pp. 881-886
Author(s):  
SEBASTIAN BAUNACK
Keyword(s):  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Strange Quark ◽  
Form Factors ◽  
Strange Quarks ◽  
Quark Contribution ◽  
Nucleon Form Factors ◽  
Strangeness Content ◽  
Existing Data

In the viewpoint of QCD, the nucleon is made up of constituent quarks, sea quarks and gluons. Concerning the quark sea, also strange quarks can contribute to the nucleon properties. Parity violating electron scattering offers a tool to investigate the strange quark contribution to the nucleon form factors. The measurements of different experiments are discussed and the recent results from the A4 collaboration at MAMI is presented. Altogether the existing data allow to give constraints on the strangeness contribution.

scholarly journals THE NUCLEON'S MIRROR IMAGE: REVEALING THE STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (02n06) ◽  
pp. 75-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. MCKEOWN
Keyword(s):  
Form Factor ◽  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Strange Quark ◽  
Form Factors ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Vector Form ◽  
Electromagnetic Structure ◽  
Extensive Program ◽  
Axial Form ◽  
Insight Into

An extensive program of parity-violating electron scattering experiments is providing new insight into the structure of the nucleon. Measurement of the vector form factors enables a definitive study of potential strange quark-antiquark contributions to the nucleon's electromagnetic structure, including the magnetic moment and charge distribution. Recent experimental results have already indicated that effects of strangeness are much smaller than theoretically expected. In addition, the neutral axial form factor appears to display substantial corrections as one might expect from an anapole effect.

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