Meson-Exchange Currents in pp-Bremsstrahlung

Abstract

The long-standing discrepancy between pp-bremsstrahlung data and calculations based on the relativistic impulse approximation current is substantially reduced by the inclusion of the PV$\gamma$ and intermediate-state $\Delta$-resonance iso-scalar meson-exchange currents. The success of the standard procedures adopted here shows that pp-bremsstrahlung provides a powerful tool for the further study of $T$=1 isoscalar exchange currents. The need for addition high-precision data is stressed.

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