1. Two photon effects in electron scattering
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P.A.M. Guichon
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Two-photon excitation microscopy ,Hadron ,Linearity ,Nuclear fusion ,Born approximation ,Atomic physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,Polarization (waves) ,Electron scattering - Abstract
The apparent discrepancy between the Rosenbluth and the polarization transfer method for the ratio of the electric to magnetic proton form factors can be explained by a two-photon exchange correction which does not destroy the linearity of the Rosenbluth plot. Though intrinsically small, of the order of a few percent of the cross section, this correction is kinematically enhanced in the Rosenbluth method while it is small for the polarization transfer method, at least in the range of Q 2 where it has been used until now.
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- 2005
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