Deeply virtual Compton scattering and its beam charge asymmetry in e±p collisions at HERA

A measurement of elastic deeply virtual Compton scattering γ∗p→γp using e+p and e−p collision data recorded with the H1 detector at HERA is presented. The analysed data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 306 pb−1, almost equally shared between both beam charges. The cross section is measured as a function of the virtuality Q2 of the exchanged photon and the centre-of-mass energy W of the γ∗p system in the kinematic domain 6.5