# Valence quark contributions for the $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1440)$ form factors from Light-Front holography

## TL;DR

This paper uses Light-Front holography to analyze valence quark contributions to nucleon and Roper resonance form factors, showing good agreement with data and suggesting limited meson cloud effects at high momentum transfer.

## Contribution

It introduces a model fixing valence quark parameters from high-$Q^2$ data without adjustable parameters, providing new insights into nucleon structure and transition form factors.

## Key findings

- Model agrees well with experimental transition form factor data.
- Meson cloud effects are small at high $Q^2$, especially for the Pauli form factor.
- Valence quark dominance is supported in the studied region.

## Abstract

The structure of the nucleon and the first radial excitation of the nucleon, the Roper, $N(1440)$, is studied within the formalism of Light-Front holography. The nucleon elastic form factors and $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1440)$ transition form factors are calculated under the assumption of the dominance of the valence quark degrees of freedom. Contrary to the previous studies, the bare parameters of the model associated with the valence quark are fixed by the empirical data for large momentum transfer ($Q^2$) assuming that the corrections to the three-quark picture (meson cloud contributions) are suppressed. The $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1440)$ transition form factors are then calculated without any adjustable parameters. Our estimates are compared with results from models based on valence quarks and others. The model compares well with the $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1440)$ transition form factor data, suggesting that meson cloud effects are not large, except in the region $Q^2< 1.5$ GeV$^2$. In particular, the meson cloud contributions for the Pauli form factor are small.