Nucleon distribution amplitudes from lattice QCD

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Sep 12;101(11):112002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.112002. Epub 2008 Sep 11.

Abstract

We calculate low moments of the leading-twist and next-to-leading-twist nucleon distribution amplitudes on the lattice using two flavors of clover fermions. The results are presented in the MS[over ] scheme at a scale of 2 GeV and can be immediately applied in phenomenological studies. We find that the deviation of the leading-twist nucleon distribution amplitude from its asymptotic form is less pronounced than sometimes claimed in the literature.