Measurement of the neutron radius of Pb208 through parity violation in electron scattering

S. Abrahamyan; Z. Ahmed; H. Albataineh; K. Aniol; D. S. Armstrong; W. Armstrong; T. Averett; B. Babineau; A. Barbieri; V. Bellini; R. Beminiwattha; J. Benesch; F. Benmokhtar; T. Bielarski; W. Boeglin; A. Camsonne; M. Canan; P. Carter; G. D. Cates; C. Chen; J. P. Chen; O. Hen; F. Cusanno; M. M. Dalton; R. De Leo; K. De Jager; W. Deconinck; P. Decowski; X. Deng; A. Deur; D. Dutta; A. Etile; D. Flay; G. B. Franklin; M. Friend; S. Frullani; E. Fuchey; F. Garibaldi; E. Gasser; R. Gilman; A. Giusa; A. Glamazdin; J. Gomez; J. Grames; C. Gu; O. Hansen; J. Hansknecht; D. W. Higinbotham; R. S. Holmes; T. Holmstrom; C. J. Horowitz; J. Hoskins; J. Huang; C. E. Hyde; F. Itard; C. M. Jen; E. Jensen; G. Jin; S. Johnston; A. Kelleher; K. Kliakhandler; P. M. King; S. Kowalski; K. S. Kumar; J. Leacock; J. Leckey; J. H. Lee; J. J. Lerose; R. Lindgren; N. Liyanage; N. Lubinsky; J. Mammei; F. Mammoliti; D. J. Margaziotis; P. Markowitz; A. McCreary; D. McNulty; L. Mercado; Z. E. Meziani; R. W. Michaels; M. Mihovilovic; N. Muangma; C. Muñoz-Camacho; S. Nanda; V. Nelyubin; N. Nuruzzaman; Y. Oh; A. Palmer; D. Parno; K. D. Paschke; S. K. Phillips; B. Poelker; R. Pomatsalyuk; M. Posik; A. J.R. Puckett; B. Quinn; A. Rakhman; P. E. Reimer; S. Riordan; P. Rogan; G. Ron; G. Russo; K. Saenboonruang; A. Saha; B. Sawatzky; A. Shahinyan; R. Silwal; S. Sirca; K. Slifer; P. Solvignon; P. A. Souder; M. L. Sperduto; R. Subedi; R. Suleiman; V. Sulkosky; C. M. Sutera; W. A. Tobias; W. Troth; G. M. Urciuoli; B. Waidyawansa; D. Wang; J. Wexler; R. Wilson; B. Wojtsekhowski; X. Yan; H. Yao; Y. Ye; Z. Ye; V. Yim; L. Zana; X. Zhan; J. Zhang; Y. Zhang; X. Zheng; P. Zhu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.112502

Measurement of the neutron radius of Pb208 through parity violation in electron scattering

S. Abrahamyan, Z. Ahmed, H. Albataineh, K. Aniol, D. S. Armstrong, W. Armstrong, T. Averett, B. Babineau, A. Barbieri, V. Bellini, R. Beminiwattha, J. Benesch, F. Benmokhtar, T. Bielarski, W. Boeglin, A. Camsonne, M. Canan, P. Carter, G. D. Cates, C. ChenJ. P. Chen, O. Hen, F. Cusanno, M. M. Dalton, R. De Leo, K. De Jager, W. Deconinck, P. Decowski, X. Deng, A. Deur, D. Dutta, A. Etile, D. Flay, G. B. Franklin, M. Friend, S. Frullani, E. Fuchey, F. Garibaldi, E. Gasser, R. Gilman, A. Giusa, A. Glamazdin, J. Gomez, J. Grames, C. Gu, O. Hansen, J. Hansknecht, D. W. Higinbotham, R. S. Holmes, T. Holmstrom, C. J. Horowitz, J. Hoskins, J. Huang, C. E. Hyde, F. Itard, C. M. Jen, E. Jensen, G. Jin, S. Johnston, A. Kelleher, K. Kliakhandler, P. M. King, S. Kowalski, K. S. Kumar, J. Leacock, J. Leckey, J. H. Lee, J. J. Lerose, R. Lindgren, N. Liyanage, N. Lubinsky, J. Mammei, F. Mammoliti, D. J. Margaziotis, P. Markowitz, A. McCreary, D. McNulty, L. Mercado, Z. E. Meziani, R. W. Michaels, M. Mihovilovic, N. Muangma, C. Muñoz-Camacho, S. Nanda, V. Nelyubin, N. Nuruzzaman, Y. Oh, A. Palmer, D. Parno, K. D. Paschke, S. K. Phillips, B. Poelker, R. Pomatsalyuk, M. Posik, A. J.R. Puckett, B. Quinn, A. Rakhman, P. E. Reimer, S. Riordan, P. Rogan, G. Ron, G. Russo, K. Saenboonruang, A. Saha, B. Sawatzky, A. Shahinyan, R. Silwal, S. Sirca, K. Slifer, P. Solvignon, P. A. Souder, M. L. Sperduto, R. Subedi, R. Suleiman, V. Sulkosky, C. M. Sutera, W. A. Tobias, W. Troth, G. M. Urciuoli, B. Waidyawansa, D. Wang, J. Wexler, R. Wilson, B. Wojtsekhowski, X. Yan, H. Yao, Y. Ye, Z. Ye, V. Yim, L. Zana, X. Zhan, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Zheng, P. Zhu

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We report the first measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry A _PV in the elastic scattering of polarized electrons from Pb208. A _PV is sensitive to the radius of the neutron distribution (R _n). The result A _PV=0.656±0.060(stat)±0. 014(syst)ppm corresponds to a difference between the radii of the neutron and proton distributions R _n-R _p=0.33-0.18+0.16fm and provides the first electroweak observation of the neutron skin which is expected in a heavy, neutron-rich nucleus.

Original language	English
Article number	112502
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	108
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.112502
State	Published - Mar 15 2012
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Abrahamyan, S., Ahmed, Z., Albataineh, H., Aniol, K., Armstrong, D. S., Armstrong, W., Averett, T., Babineau, B., Barbieri, A., Bellini, V., Beminiwattha, R., Benesch, J., Benmokhtar, F., Bielarski, T., Boeglin, W., Camsonne, A., Canan, M., Carter, P., Cates, G. D., ... Zhu, P. (2012). Measurement of the neutron radius of Pb208 through parity violation in electron scattering. Physical Review Letters, 108(11), Article 112502. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.112502

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AU - Ahmed, Z.

AU - Albataineh, H.

AU - Aniol, K.

AU - Armstrong, D. S.

AU - Armstrong, W.

AU - Averett, T.

AU - Babineau, B.

AU - Barbieri, A.

AU - Bellini, V.

AU - Beminiwattha, R.

AU - Benesch, J.

AU - Benmokhtar, F.

AU - Bielarski, T.

AU - Boeglin, W.

AU - Camsonne, A.

AU - Canan, M.

AU - Carter, P.

AU - Cates, G. D.

AU - Chen, C.

AU - Chen, J. P.

AU - Hen, O.

AU - Cusanno, F.

AU - Dalton, M. M.

AU - De Leo, R.

AU - De Jager, K.

AU - Deconinck, W.

AU - Decowski, P.

AU - Deng, X.

AU - Deur, A.

AU - Dutta, D.

AU - Etile, A.

AU - Flay, D.

AU - Franklin, G. B.

AU - Friend, M.

AU - Frullani, S.

AU - Fuchey, E.

AU - Garibaldi, F.

AU - Gasser, E.

AU - Gilman, R.

AU - Giusa, A.

AU - Glamazdin, A.

AU - Gomez, J.

AU - Grames, J.

AU - Gu, C.

AU - Hansen, O.

AU - Hansknecht, J.

AU - Higinbotham, D. W.

AU - Holmes, R. S.

AU - Holmstrom, T.

AU - Horowitz, C. J.

AU - Hoskins, J.

AU - Huang, J.

AU - Hyde, C. E.

AU - Itard, F.

AU - Jen, C. M.

AU - Jensen, E.

AU - Jin, G.

AU - Johnston, S.

AU - Kelleher, A.

AU - Kliakhandler, K.

AU - King, P. M.

AU - Kowalski, S.

AU - Kumar, K. S.

AU - Leacock, J.

AU - Leckey, J.

AU - Lee, J. H.

AU - Lerose, J. J.

AU - Lindgren, R.

AU - Liyanage, N.

AU - Lubinsky, N.

AU - Mammei, J.

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AU - McCreary, A.

AU - McNulty, D.

AU - Mercado, L.

AU - Meziani, Z. E.

AU - Michaels, R. W.

AU - Mihovilovic, M.

AU - Muangma, N.

AU - Muñoz-Camacho, C.

AU - Nanda, S.

AU - Nelyubin, V.

AU - Nuruzzaman, N.

AU - Oh, Y.

AU - Palmer, A.

AU - Parno, D.

AU - Paschke, K. D.

AU - Phillips, S. K.

AU - Poelker, B.

AU - Pomatsalyuk, R.

AU - Posik, M.

AU - Puckett, A. J.R.

AU - Quinn, B.

AU - Rakhman, A.

AU - Reimer, P. E.

AU - Riordan, S.

AU - Rogan, P.

AU - Ron, G.

AU - Russo, G.

AU - Saenboonruang, K.

AU - Saha, A.

AU - Sawatzky, B.

AU - Shahinyan, A.

AU - Silwal, R.

AU - Sirca, S.

AU - Slifer, K.

AU - Solvignon, P.

AU - Souder, P. A.

AU - Sperduto, M. L.

AU - Subedi, R.

AU - Suleiman, R.

AU - Sulkosky, V.

AU - Sutera, C. M.

AU - Tobias, W. A.

AU - Troth, W.

AU - Urciuoli, G. M.

AU - Waidyawansa, B.

AU - Wang, D.

AU - Wexler, J.

AU - Wilson, R.

AU - Wojtsekhowski, B.

AU - Yan, X.

AU - Yao, H.

AU - Ye, Y.

AU - Ye, Z.

AU - Yim, V.

AU - Zana, L.

AU - Zhan, X.

AU - Zhang, J.

AU - Zhang, Y.

AU - Zheng, X.

AU - Zhu, P.

PY - 2012/3/15

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Measurement of the neutron radius of Pb208 through parity violation in electron scattering

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