Hidden Color and the $b_1$ structure function of the deuteron

Abstract

The $b_1$ structure function is an observable feature of a spin-1 system sensitive to non-nucleonic components of the target nuclear wave function. A simple model for hidden-color, six-quark configurations is proposed and found to give substantial contributions for values of $x>0.2$. Good agreement with Hermes data is obtained. Predictions are made for an upcoming JLab experiment.

Comments: 6 pages, 2 figures. This is the written version of a talk presented at the Light Cone 2014 Conference held at North Carolina State Univ. May 26-30