26 July 2026 to 1 August 2026
University of Maryland, College Park
US/Eastern timezone

Structure functions for lepton-nucleon scattering from four-point functions on the lattice

29 Jul 2026, 11:10
20m
Benjamin Banneker A (Adele H. Stamp Student Union)

Benjamin Banneker A

Adele H. Stamp Student Union

3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Contributed talk Structure of hadrons and nuclei Structure of hadrons and nuclei

Speaker

Christian Zimmermann (University of Kentucky)

Description

The hadronic tensor is the central non-perturbative object in the calculation of the cross section of lepton-hadron interactions like neutrino-nucleon scattering. It is parameterized in terms of structure functions, which encode all necessary information independently of the kinematic region. We calculate correlation functions of two currents with Euclidean time separation using a clover fermion ensemble at pion mass $m_\pi = 223~\mathrm{MeV}$ and lattice spacing $a=0.085~\mathrm{fm}$. The resulting Euclidean matrix elements are linked to the hadronic tensor via a Laplace transform. We show some results for vector and axial vector currents and compare with experimental data.

Author

Christian Zimmermann (University of Kentucky)

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