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Title Reinterpretation of classic proton charge form factor measurements
Abstract In 1963, a proton radius of 0:805(11) fm was extracted from electron scattering data and this classic value has been used in the standard dipole parameterization of the form factor. In trying to reproduce this classic result, we discovered that there was a sign error in the original analysis and that the authors should have found a value of 0.851(19) fm. We additionally made use of modern computing power to find a robust function for extracting the radius using this 1963 data?s spacing and uncertainty. This optimal function, the Padé (0,1) approximant, also gives a result which is consistent with the modern high precision proton radius extractions.
Author(s) Miha Mihovilovic, Douglas Higinbotham, M. Bevc, Simon Sirca
Publication Date February 2020
Document Type Journal Article
Primary Institution Univ. of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Affiliation Exp Nuclear Physics / Experimental Halls / Hall A
Funding Source Nuclear Physics (NP)
Proprietary? No
This publication conveys Technical Science Results
Document Numbers
JLAB Number: JLAB-PHY-20-2932 OSTI Number: 1601632
LANL Number: Other Number: DOE/OR/23177-4918
Associated with an experiment No
Associated with EIC No
Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding No
Journal Article
Journal Name Frontiers in Physics
Refereed Yes
Volume 08
Issue
Page(s) 00036
Attachments/Datasets/DOI Link
Document(s)
ProtonRadius.pdf (STI Document)
fphy-08-00036.pdf (Accepted Manuscript)
DOI Link
Dataset(s) (none)
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