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Two-Photon Exchange in Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering: Theory Update

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-08-23 v2

Abstract

Recent theoretical developments in the studies of two-photon exchange effects in elastic electron-proton scattering are reviewed. Two-photon exchange mechanism is considered a likely source of discrepancy between polarized and unpolarized experimental measurements of the proton electric form factor at momentum transfers of several GeV2^2. This mechanism predicts measurable effects that are currently studied experimentally.

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@article{arxiv.0711.3065,
  title  = {Two-Photon Exchange in Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering: Theory Update},
  author = {Andrei V. Afanasev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.3065},
  year   = {2017}
}

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9 pages, 4 figures; To appear in Proceedings of International Workshop on Exclusive Reactions at High Momentum Transfer, May 21-24, 2007, Jefferson Lab, Newport News, VA

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