Two-photon exchange effect on deuteron electromagnetic form factors

TL;DR

This paper investigates how two-photon exchange corrections influence deuteron electromagnetic form factors, providing numerical results and proposing experimental tests to observe these effects.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of two-photon exchange effects on deuteron form factors, extending previous proton and neutron studies.

Findings

Two-photon exchange significantly affects deuteron form factors.

Numerical estimates of the exchange effect are provided.

A small angle measurement of $P_z$ is suggested for experimental verification.

Abstract

Corrections of two-photon exchange to proton and neutron electromagnetic form factors are employed to study the effect of two-photon exchange on the deuteron electromagnetic form factors. Numerical results of the effect are given. It is suggested to test the effect in the measurement of $P_z$ in a small angle limit.