Phenomenology of light hadrons in a chiral effective theory

ORAL

Abstract

We present the results of a recent calculation of the pion production cross section as might be determined in proposed Jefferson Lab measurements involving spectator tagging in single-inclusive proton electroproduction on a fixed neutron target. Estimates are computed assuming the Sullivan process as the dominant mechanism, and chiral effective Lagrangians provide a description of the relevant hadronic interactions. We also assess the role of the $\Delta$ isobar in generating the light quark sea asymmetry using $\chi$-PT.

*The presenting author acknowledges support from the NSF grant NSF-PHY-1205019, and DOE Office of Science grants DE-AC05-06OR23177, DE-FG02-87ER40365.

Authors

  • Timothy Hobbs

    • Indiana University
  • John Londergan

    • Indiana University
  • Chueng-Ryong Ji

    • North Carolina State University
  • Wally Melnitchouk

    • Jefferson Lab