Abstract
Compton scattering from the proton was investigated at s=6.9GeV2 and t=-4.0GeV2 via polarization transfer from circularly polarized incident photons. The longitudinal and transverse components of the recoil proton polarization were measured. The results are in disagreement with a prediction of perturbative QCD based on a two-gluon exchange mechanism, but agree well with a prediction based on a reaction mechanism in which the photon interacts with a single quark carrying the spin of the proton.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 242001 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 24 Jun 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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