https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2009-10800-0
Letter
Empirical transverse charge densities in the deuteron
1
Physics Department, College of William and Mary, 23187, Williamsburg, VA, USA
2
Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, D-55099, Mainz, Germany
* e-mail: marcvdh@kph.uni-mainz.de
Received:
21
February
2009
Accepted:
6
May
2009
Published online:
21
May
2009
Using the recent empirical information on the deuteron electromagnetic form factors we map out the transverse charge density in the deuteron as viewed from a light front moving towards the deuteron. The charge densities for a transversely polarized deuteron are characterized by monopole, dipole and quadrupole patterns.
PACS: 13.40.Gp Electromagnetic form factors – / 21.10.Ft Charge distribution – / 21.45.Bc Two-nucleon system –
© SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2009
