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$I=0$ $\pi\pi$ $s$-wave scattering length from lattice QCD

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2018-08-08 v4

Abstract

We deliver lattice results for the I=0I=0 ππ\pi\pi elastic ss-wave scattering length calculated with the MILC Nf=3N_f=3 flavors of the Asqtad-improved staggered fermions. The scattering phase shifts are determined by L\"uscher's formula from the energy-eigenvalues of ππ\pi\pi systems at one center of mass frame and four moving frames using the moving wall source technique. Our measurements are good enough to resolve the scattering length aa and effective range rr, moreover, it allows us to roughly estimate the shape parameter PP. Using our lattice results, the scattering length aa and effective range rr at the physical point are extrapolated by chiral perturbation theory. Our results are reasonably consistent with the Roy equation determinations and the newer experimental data. Numerical computations are carried out with two MILC fine (a0.09a\approx0.09~fm, L3×T=403×96L^3 \times T = 40^3\times 96) and one MILC superfine (a0.06a\approx0.06~fm, L3×T=483×144L^3 \times T = 48^3\times 144) lattice ensembles at three pion masses of mπ247 MeVm_\pi\sim247~{\rm MeV}, 249 MeV249~{\rm MeV}, and 314 MeV314~{\rm MeV}, respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1712.02219,
  title  = {$I=0$ $\pi\pi$ $s$-wave scattering length from lattice QCD},
  author = {Ziwen Fu and Xu Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.02219},
  year   = {2018}
}

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