Manifestly Covariant Analysis of the QED Compton Process in $e p\to e γp$ and $e p \to e γX$

dc.creatorMukherjee, A.
dc.creatorPisano, C.
dc.date2003-06-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:03:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:03:52Z
dc.descriptionWe calculate the unpolarized QED Compton scattering cross section in a manifestly covariant way. Our approach allows a direct implementation of the specific kinematical cuts imposed in the experiments, {\it e. g.} HERA-H1. We compare the 'exact' cross section in terms of the structure functions $F_{1,2} (x_B,Q^2)$, assuming the Callan-Gross relation, with the one obtained using the equivalent photon approximation (EPA) as well as with the experimental results. We find that the agreement with the EPA is better in $x_γ$ bins, where $x_γ$ is the fraction of the longitudinal momentum of the proton carried by the virtual photon, compared to the bins in the leptonic variable $x_l$.
dc.description22 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0306275
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0306275
dc.identifierEur.Phys.J.C30:477-486,2003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1140/epjc/s2003-01308-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/226960
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleManifestly Covariant Analysis of the QED Compton Process in $e p\to e γp$ and $e p \to e γX$
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