Gluon polarization in the nucleon from quasi-real photoproduction of high-pT hadron pairs

We present a determination of the gluon polarization Delta G/G in the nucleon, based on the helicity asymmetry of quasi-real photoproduction events, Q^2<1(GeV/c)^2, with a pair of large transverse-momentum hadrons in the final state. The data were obtained by the COMPASS experiment at CERN using a 160 GeV polarized muon beam scattered on a polarized 6-LiD target. The helicity asymmetry for the selected events is = 0.002 +- 0.019(stat.) +- 0.003(syst.). From this value, we obtain in a leading-order QCD analysis Delta G/G=0.024 +- 0.089(stat.) +- 0.057(syst.) at x_g = 0.095 and mu^2 =~ 3 (GeV}/c)^2.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

Measurement of the Spin Structure of the Deuteron in the DIS Region

We present a new measurement of the longitudinal spin asymmetry A_1^d and the spin-dependent structure function g_1^d of the deuteron in the range 1 GeV^2 < Q^2 < 100 GeV^2 and 0.004< x <0.7. The data were obtained by the COMPASS experiment at CERN using a 160 GeV polarised muon beam and a large polarised 6-LiD target. The results are in agreement with those from previous experiments and improve considerably the statistical accuracy in the region 0.004 < x < 0.03.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, subm. to PLB, revised: author list, Fig. 4, details adde

The COMPASS Experiment at CERN

The COMPASS experiment makes use of the CERN SPS high-intensitymuon and hadron beams for the investigation of the nucleon spin structure and the spectroscopy of hadrons. One or more outgoing particles are detected in coincidence with the incoming muon or hadron. A large polarized target inside a superconducting solenoid is used for the measurements with the muon beam. Outgoing particles are detected by a two-stage, large angle and large momentum range spectrometer. The setup is built using several types of tracking detectors, according to the expected incident rate, required space resolution and the solid angle to be covered. Particle identification is achieved using a RICH counter and both hadron and electromagnetic calorimeters. The setup has been successfully operated from 2002 onwards using a muon beam. Data with a hadron beam were also collected in 2004. This article describes the main features and performances of the spectrometer in 2004; a short summary of the 2006 upgrade is also given.Comment: 84 papes, 74 figure

Search for the Phi(1860) Pentaquark at COMPASS

Narrow Xi-pi+- and Xi-bar+pi+- resonances produced by quasi-real photons have been searched for by the COMPASS experiment at CERN. The study was stimulated by the recent observation of an exotic baryonic state decaying into Xi-pi-, at a mass of 1862 MeV, interpreted as a pentaquark. While the ordinary hyperon states Xi(1530)^0 and Xi-bar(1530)^0 are clearly seen, no exotic baryon is observed in the data taken in 2002 and 2003.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure

Collins and Sivers asymmetries for pions and kaons in muon-deuteron DIS

The measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries of identified hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of 160 GeV/c muons on a transversely polarised 6LiD target at COMPASS are presented. The results for charged pions and charged and neutral kaons correspond to all data available, which were collected from 2002 to 2004. For all final state particles both the Collins and Sivers asymmetries turn out to be small, compatible with zero within the statistical errors, in line with the previously published results for not identified charged hadrons, and with the expected cancellation between the u- and d-quark contributions.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures, added author Efremov, calculated pure kaon asymmetries instead of those for experimental kaon/pion mixture (mainly error affected

Unexpected Reaction of Ethyl 4-(Chloromethyl)pyrazolo- [5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine-3-carboxylates with Thiourea and Its Mechanism

The reaction of ethyl 4-(chloromethyl)pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine-3-carboxylates with thiourea in dimethylformamide involves ANRORC rearrangement (Addition of the Nucleophile, Ring Opening, and Ring Closure) followed by N-formylation to give N-{5-(4-oxo-8-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]-triazin-3-yl)-1,3-triazol-2-yl}formamides whose structure was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The reaction mechanism has been studied by HPLC/MS. © 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Unexpected Reaction of Ethyl 4-(Chloromethyl)pyrazolo- [5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine-3-carboxylates with Thiourea and Its Mechanism

The reaction of ethyl 4-(chloromethyl)pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine-3-carboxylates with thiourea in dimethylformamide involves ANRORC rearrangement (Addition of the Nucleophile, Ring Opening, and Ring Closure) followed by N-formylation to give N-{5-(4-oxo-8-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]-triazin-3-yl)-1,3-triazol-2-yl}formamides whose structure was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The reaction mechanism has been studied by HPLC/MS. © 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd