Constraints on the Nucleon Strange Form Factors at Q{sup 2} {approx} 0.1 GeV{sup 2}
2005
We report the most precise measurement to date of a parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron-proton scattering. The measurement was carried out with a beam energy of 3.03 GeV and a scattering angle = 6.0 degrees, with the result A{sub PV} = -1.14 {+-} 0.24 (stat) {+-} 0.06 (syst) parts per million. From this we extract, at Q{sup 2} = 0.099 GeV{sup 2}, the strange form factor combination G{sub E}{sup s} + 0.080 G{sub M}{sup s} = 0.030 {+-} 0.025 (stat) {+-} 0.006 (syst) {+-} 0.012 (FF) where the first two errors are experimental and the last error is due to the uncertainty in the neutron electromagnetic form factor. The measurement significantly improves existing constraints on G{sub E}{sup s} and G{sub M}{sup s} at Q{sup 2} {approx}0.1 GeV{sup 2}. A consistent picture emerges from all measurements at this Q{sup 2}. A combined fit shows that G{sub E}{sup s} is consistent with zero while G{sub M}{sup s} prefers positive values though G{sub E}{sup s} = G{sub M}{sup s} = 0 is compatible with the data at 95% C.L.
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