Electroweak axial structure functions and improved extraction of the $V_{ud}$ CKM matrix element

Abstract

We present a comprehensive analysis of the $\gamma W$ interference radiative correction to the neutron $\beta$-decay matrix element. Within a dispersion relations approach, we compute the axial-vector part of the $\gamma W$ box amplitude ${\square }_A^{\gamma W}$ in terms of the isoscalar part of the $F_3^{\gamma W}$ interference structure function. Using the latest available phenomenology for $F_3^{\gamma W}$ from the nucleon elastic, resonance, deep-inelastic, and Regge regions, we find the real part of the box correction to be ${\square }_A^{\gamma W}=3.90(9)\times 10^{-3}$. This improved correction gives a theoretical estimate of the CKM matrix element $|V_{ud}{|}^2=0.94805(26)$, which represents a 4$\sigma$ violation of unitarity.

arXiv comment30 pages, 10 figures

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