We study the nonforward Compton scattering, in particular, the deeply virtual Compton scattering from AdS/CFT. We first calculate the contributions from the $s$-channel and $u$-channel supergravity diagrams as well as the four-point interaction diagram which correspond to the Compton scatterings on a dilaton target in CFT. Furthermore, we study the Compton scattering on a dilatino target. Assuming that protons can be identified as supergravity modes of the dilatino, we compare the calculated deeply virtual Compton scattering cross section to the low-energy experimental data from the H1 and ZEUS collaborations and find good agreement. We also discuss the $t$-channel graviton exchange contribution and show that it should be dominant in the high-energy limit.

• Received 12 January 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.035008