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Deuteron form factor measurements at low momentum transfers

S. ŠIrcaS. ŠIrcaIvica FriščićPatrick AchenbachM. SchothMichaela ThielF. SchulzY. KohlM. MihovilovicJ. BeričičM. O. DistlerK. A. GriffioenConcettina SfientiJ. MüllerR. BöhmU. MüllerB. S. SchlimmeD. BosnarS. KegelAnselm EsserJ. PochodzallaY. HuanHarald MerkelH. FonvieilleA. WeberS. ŠTajnerL. Correa

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Scattering cross-sectionPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsPhysicsQC1-999Form factor (quantum field theory)ExtrapolationCharge (physics)01 natural sciencesMomentumNuclear physicsDeuteriumCharge radius0103 physical sciencesStatistical physics010306 general physicsMicrotron

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A precise measurement of the elastic electron-deuteron scattering cross section at four-momentum transfers of 0.24 fm−1 ≤ Q ≤ 2.7 fm−1 has been performed at the Mainz Microtron. In this paper we describe the utilized experimental setup and the necessary analysis procedure to precisely determine the deuteron charge form factor from these data. Finally, the deuteron charge radius rd can be extracted from an extrapolation of that form factor to Q 2 = 0.

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611304017