Scalar form-factor of the proton with light-cone QCD sum rules

Abstract

In this article, we calculate the scalar form-factor of the proton in the framework of the light-cone QCD sum rules approach with the three valence quark light-cone distribution amplitudes up to twist-6, and observe the scalar form-factor $\sigma (t=-Q^2)$ at intermediate and large momentum transfers $Q^2>2Ge{V}^2$ has significant contributions from the end-point (or soft) terms. The numerical values for the $\sigma (t=-Q^2)$ are compatible with the calculations from the chiral quark model and lattice QCD at the region $Q^2>2Ge{V}^2$.

18 pages, 7 figures, revised version