Manifestly covariant analysis of the QED Compton process in e p ---> e gamma p and e p ---> e gamma X
Jun, 200322 pages
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- Eur.Phys.J.C 30 (2003) 477-486
e-Print:
- hep-ph/0306275 [hep-ph]
Report number:
- DO-TH-03-09
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Abstract:
We calculate the unpolarized QED Compton scattering cross section in a manifestly covariant way. Our approach allows a direct implementation of the specific kinematical cuts imposed in the experiments, {\it e. g.} HERA-H1. We compare the 'exact' cross section in terms of the structure functions , assuming the Callan-Gross relation, with the one obtained using the equivalent photon approximation (EPA) as well as with the experimental results. We find that the agreement with the EPA is better in bins, where is the fraction of the longitudinal momentum of the proton carried by the virtual photon, compared to the bins in the leptonic variable .Note:
- 22 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables Report-no: DO-TH 03/09 Journal-ref: Eur. Phys. J. C30: 477-486, 2003
- electron p: exclusive reaction
- electron p: inclusive reaction
- photon: electroproduction
- quantum electrodynamics
- Compton scattering
- p: structure function
- sum rule: Callan-Gross
- equivalent photon approximation
- differential cross section
- numerical calculations: DESY HERA Stor
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