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Transverse Charge Densities

arXiv:1002.0355 · doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.012809.104508

Abstract

Electromagnetic form factors have long been used to probe the underlying charge and magnetization densities of hadrons and nuclei. Traditional three-dimensional Fourier transform methods are not rigorously applicable for systems with constituents that move relativistically. The use of the transverse charge density is a new, rigorously defined way to analyze electromagnetic form factors of hadrons.This review is concerned with the following issues: what is a transverse charge density; how is one extracted one from elastic scattering data; the existing results; what is the relationship with other observable quantities; and, future prospects.

47 pages, 8 figures,prepared for ARNPS

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