Measurement of the neutral weak form factors of the proton.

The HAPPEX collaboration Aniol, K.A. ; Armstrong, D.S. ; Baylac, M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 82 (1999) 1096-1100, 1999.
Inspire Record 478059 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31319

We have measured the parity-violating electroweak asymmetry in the elastic scattering of polarized electrons from the proton. The kinematic point (theta_lab = 12.3 degrees and Q^2=0.48 (GeV/c)^2) is chosen to provide sensitivity, at a level that is of theoretical interest, to the strange electric form factor G_E^s. The result, A=-14.5 +- 2.2 ppm, is consistent with the electroweak Standard Model and no additional contributions from strange quarks. In particular, the measurement implies G_E^s + 0.39G_M^s = 0.023 +- 0.034 (stat) +- 0.022 (syst) +- 0.026 (delta G_E^n), where the last uncertainty arises from the estimated uncertainty in the neutron electric form factor.

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Longitudinally polarized beam. C=L and C=R means left- and right polarization. The second systematic uncertainty arises from the estimated uncertainty inthe neutron electromagnetic from factor.


Parity violation in elastic electron proton scattering and the proton's strange magnetic form-factor.

The SAMPLE collaboration Spayde, D.T. ; Averett, T. ; Barkhuff, D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 84 (2000) 1106-1109, 2000.
Inspire Record 507265 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31230

We report a new measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron scattering from the proton at backward scattering angles. This asymmetry is sensitive to the strange magnetic form factor of the proton as well as electroweak axial radiative corrections. The new measurement of A=-4.92 +- 0.61 +- 0.73 ppm provides a significant constraint on these quantities. The implications for the strange magnetic form factor are discussed in the context of theoretical estimates for the axial corrections.

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Polarized beam. FORMFACTOR(NAME=GM_S) is the strange quark contribution. FORMFACTOR(NAME=GM_S) is in nucleon magnetic FF.


Measurement of the proton's neutral weak magnetic form factor.

The SAMPLE collaboration Mueller, B. ; Beck, D.H. ; Beise, E.J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 78 (1997) 3824-3827, 1997.
Inspire Record 440739 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31349

We report the first measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron scattering from the proton. The asymmetry depends on the neutral weak magnetic form factor of the proton which contains new information on the contribution of strange quark-antiquark pairs to the magnetic moment of the proton. We obtain the value $G_M~Z= 0.34 \pm 0.09 \pm 0.04 \pm 0.05$ n.m. at $Q~2=0.1$ (GeV/c)${}~2$.

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Polarized beam. FORMFACTOR(NAME=GZM) = (1/4)*(GM_P-GM_N) - SIN2TW*GM_P - (1/4)*GM_S, whereFORMFACTOR(NAME=GM_S) is the strange quark contribution. FORMFACTOR(NAME=GZM) and FORMFACTOR(NAME=GM_S) are in nucleon magnetic FF.