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Timelike gamma* N -> Delta form factors and Delta Dalitz decay

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2012-06-27 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We extend a covariant model, tested before in the spacelike region for the physical and lattice QCD regimes, to a calculation of the gamma* N -> Delta reaction in the timelike region, where the square of the transfered momentum, q^2, is positive (q^2>0). We estimate the Dalitz decay Delta -> Ne+e- and the Delta distribution mass distribution function. The results presented here can be used to simulate the NN -> NNe+e- reactions at moderate beam kinetic energies.

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@article{arxiv.1205.2575,
  title  = {Timelike gamma* N -> Delta form factors and Delta Dalitz decay},
  author = {G. Ramalho and M. T. Pena},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.2575},
  year   = {2012}
}

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14 pages, 11 figures