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arXiv · 1301.7014

Bethe-Heitler type radiative corrections to deeply virtual neutrinoproduction of mesons

Abstract

We study the electromagnetic Bethe-Heitler type contribution to neutrino-induced deeply virtual meson production (\nuDVMP). Such O(α_{em})-corrections decrease with Q^{2} in the Bjorken regime less steeply than the standard \nuDVMP handbag contribution. Therefore, they are relatively enhanced at high Q^{2}. The Bethe-Heitler terms give rise to an angular correlation between the lepton and hadron scattering planes with harmonics sensitive to the real and imaginary parts of the DVMP amplitude. These corrections constitute a few percent effect in the kinematics of the forthcoming Minerva experiment at Fermilab and should be taken into account in precision tests of GPD parametrizations. For virtualities Q^{2}~100 GeV^{2} these corrections become on a par with DVMP handbag contributions. A computational code, which can be used for the evaluation of these corrections employing various GPD models is provided.

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B. Z. Kopeliovich, Ivan Schmidt, M. Siddikov. 2013-03-10. Bethe-Heitler type radiative corrections to deeply virtual neutrinoproduction of mesons. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.87.033008

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