New Method for Measuring the Ratio $\mu_p G_E/G_M$ Based on the Polarization Transfer from the Initial Proton to the Final Electron in the $e \vec p \to \vec e p$ Process

• Main Authors: Galynskii, M. V, Bystritskiy, Yu. M, Galynsky, V. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 03.07.2023
• Subjects: Physics - High Energy Physics - Experiment; Physics - High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2307.00992

In this letter, we propose a new method for measuring the Sachs form factors ratio ($R =\mu_p G_E/G_M$) based on the transfer of polarization from the initial proton to the final electron in the elastic $e \vec p \to \vec e p$ process, in the case when the axes of quantization of spins of the target proton at rest and of the scattered electron are parallel, i.e., when an electron is scattered in the direction of the spin quantization axis of the proton target. To do this, in the kinematics of the SANE collaboration experiment (2020) on measuring double spin asymmetry in the $\vec e\vec p \to e p$ process, using Kelly (2004) and Qattan (2015) parametrizations, a numerical analysis was carried out of the dependence of the longitudinal polarization degree of the scattered electron on the square of the momentum transferred to the proton, as well as on the scattering angles of the electron and proton. It is established that the difference in the longitudinal polarization degree of the final electron in the case of conservation and violation of scaling of the Sachs form factors can reach 70%. This fact can be used to set up polarization experiments of a new type to measure the ratio $R$.