Lattice QCD calculation of the Compton amplitude subtraction function

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Autores principales: Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schar, T., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., Young, R. D., Zanotti, J. M.
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author Can, K. U.
Hannaford-Gunn, A.
Horsley, R.
Rakow, P. E. L.
Schar, T.
Schierholz, G.
Stüben, H.
Young, R. D.
Zanotti, J. M.
author_facet Can, K. U.
Hannaford-Gunn, A.
Horsley, R.
Rakow, P. E. L.
Schar, T.
Schierholz, G.
Stüben, H.
Young, R. D.
Zanotti, J. M.
contents The Compton amplitude subtraction function is an essential component in work concerning both the proton radius puzzle and the proton-neutron mass difference. However, owing to the difficulty in determining the subtraction function, it remains a key source of uncertainty in these two contexts. Here, we use the Feynman-Hellmann method to determine this subtraction function directly from lattice QCD. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to control dominant discretisation artefacts for this calculation, eliminating a major source of systematic error. This calculation is performed for a range of hard momentum scales, and three different sets of gauge configurations for pion masses about 400 MeV. Our results show good agreement with continuum OPE expectations. As such, this work paves the way for model-independent and precise determinations of the subtraction function over a wide range of kinematics.
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spellingShingle Lattice QCD calculation of the Compton amplitude subtraction function
Can, K. U.
Hannaford-Gunn, A.
Horsley, R.
Rakow, P. E. L.
Schar, T.
Schierholz, G.
Stüben, H.
Young, R. D.
Zanotti, J. M.
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
The Compton amplitude subtraction function is an essential component in work concerning both the proton radius puzzle and the proton-neutron mass difference. However, owing to the difficulty in determining the subtraction function, it remains a key source of uncertainty in these two contexts. Here, we use the Feynman-Hellmann method to determine this subtraction function directly from lattice QCD. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to control dominant discretisation artefacts for this calculation, eliminating a major source of systematic error. This calculation is performed for a range of hard momentum scales, and three different sets of gauge configurations for pion masses about 400 MeV. Our results show good agreement with continuum OPE expectations. As such, this work paves the way for model-independent and precise determinations of the subtraction function over a wide range of kinematics.
title Lattice QCD calculation of the Compton amplitude subtraction function
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08619