Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 261803 (2005) [5 pages]

Precision Measurements of the Timelike Electromagnetic Form Factors of Pion, Kaon, and Proton

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T. K. Pedlar et al. CLEO Collaboration
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Received 30 September 2005; published 21 December 2005

Using 20.7  pb-1 of e+e- annihilation data taken at sqrt[s]=3.671  GeV with the CLEO-c detector, precision measurements of the electromagnetic form factors of the charged pion, charged kaon, and proton have been made for timelike momentum transfer of |Q2|=13.48  GeV2 by the reaction e+e-h+h-. The measurements are the first ever with identified pions and kaons of |Q2|>4  GeV2, with the results Fπ(13.48  GeV2)=0.075±0.008(stat)±0.005(syst) and FK(13.48  GeV2)=0.063±0.004(stat)±0.001(syst). The result for the proton, assuming GEp=GMp, is GMp(13.48  GeV2)=0.014±0.002(stat)±0.001(syst), which is in agreement with earlier results.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.261803
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.261803
PACS: 13.40.Gp, 14.20.Dh, 14.40.Aq

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