Erkol, GürayOzpineci, A.2012-08-152012-08-152011-10-250370-2693http://hdl.handle.net/10679/236https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2011.09.089We extract the isovector tensor nucleon form factors, which play an important role in understanding the transverse spin structure of the nucleon when related to the quark helicity-flip generalized parton distributions via their first moments. We employ the light-cone QCD sum rules to leading order in QCD and include distribution amplitudes up to twist 6 in order to calculate the three tensor form factors HT, ET and . Our results agree well with those from other approaches in the low and high momentum-transfer regions.engopenAccessarticle704555155800029654920002510.1016/j.physletb.2011.09.089Nucleon tensor form factorsLight-cone QCD sum rules2-s2.0-80053614666