Polarization observables in elastic electron deuteron scattering includingparity- and time-reversal-violating contributions

Citation
H. Arenhovel et Sk. Singh, Polarization observables in elastic electron deuteron scattering includingparity- and time-reversal-violating contributions, EUR PHY J A, 10(2), 2001, pp. 183-205
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL A
ISSN journal
14346001 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
183 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-6001(200102)10:2<183:POIEED>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The general formalism for polarization observables in elastic electron deut eron scattering is extended to incorporate parity- and time-reversal-violat ing contributions. Parity-violating effects arise from the interference of gamma and Z exchange as well as from the hadronic sector via a small parity -violating component in the deuteron. In addition we have allowed for time- reversal-invariance violating contributions in the hadronic sector. Formal expressions for the additional structure functions are derived, and their d ecomposition into the various multipole contributions: are given explicitly .