The charge form factor of the pion is calculated in lattice QCD. The non-perturbatively improved Sheikholeslami-Wohlert action is used together with the O(a) improved vector current. Other choices for the current are examined. The form factor is extracted for pion masses from 970 MeV down to 360 MeV and for momentum transfers Q2≤2GeV2. The mean square charge radius is extracted, compared to previous determinations and its extrapolation to lower masses discussed.
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0312023,
title = {Pion structure from improved lattice QCD: form factor and charge radius at low masses},
author = {J. van der Heide and J. Koch and E. Laermann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0312023},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages REVTeX, 15 figures. Designation of currents clarified. Details concerning extraction of parameters added. Version accepted by Phys. Rev. D