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Connecting spatial moments and momentum densities

Nuclear Theory 2020-08-06 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The precision of experimental data and analysis techniques is a key feature of any discovery attempt. A striking example is the proton radius puzzle where the accuracy of the spectroscopy of muonic atoms challenges traditional electron scattering measurements. The present work proposes a novel method for the determination of spatial moments from densities expressed in the momentum space. This method provides a direct access to even, odd, and more generally any real, negative and positive moment with order larger than 3-3. As an illustration, the application of this method to the electric form factor of the proton is discussed in detail.

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@article{arxiv.2008.02009,
  title  = {Connecting spatial moments and momentum densities},
  author = {M. Hoballah and M. B. Barbaro and R. Kunne. and M. Lassaut. and D. Marchand and G. Quéméner and E. Voutier and J. van de Wiele},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.02009},
  year   = {2020}
}
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