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Longitudinal double spin asymmetries in single hadron quasi-real photoproduction at high
We measured the longitudinal double spin asymmetries for single
hadron muo-production off protons and deuterons at photon virtuality <
1(GeV/) for transverse hadron momenta in the range 0.7
GeV/ to 4 GeV/ . They were determined using COMPASS data taken
with a polarised muon beam of 160 GeV/ or 200 GeV/ impinging on
polarised or targets. The experimental
asymmetries are compared to next-to-leading order pQCD calculations, and are
sensitive to the gluon polarisation inside the nucleon in the range
of the nucleon momentum fraction carried by gluons
Resonance Production and S-wave in at 190 GeV/c
The COMPASS collaboration has collected the currently largest data set on
diffractively produced final states using a negative pion
beam of 190 GeV/c momentum impinging on a stationary proton target. This data
set allows for a systematic partial-wave analysis in 100 bins of three-pion
mass, GeV/c , and in 11 bins of the reduced
four-momentum transfer squared, (GeV/c) . This
two-dimensional analysis offers sensitivity to genuine one-step resonance
production, i.e. the production of a state followed by its decay, as well as to
more complex dynamical effects in nonresonant production. In this paper,
we present detailed studies on selected partial waves with , , , , and . In these waves, we observe
the well-known ground-state mesons as well as a new narrow axial-vector meson
decaying into . In addition, we present the results
of a novel method to extract the amplitude of the subsystem with
in various partial waves from the
data. Evidence is found for correlation of the and
appearing as intermediate isobars in the decay of the known
and .Comment: 96 page
Collins and Sivers transverse-spin asymmetries in inclusive muoproduction of mesons
The production of vector mesons in deep inelastic scattering is an
interesting yet scarsely explored channel to study the transverse spin
structure of the nucleon and the related phenomena. The COMPASS collaboration
has performed the first measurement of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries for
inclusively produced mesons. The analysis is based on the data set
collected in deep inelastic scattering in using a
beam impinging on a transversely polarized target. The
mesons are selected from oppositely charged hadron pairs, and the
asymmetries are extracted as a function of the Bjorken- variable, the
transverse momentum of the pair and the fraction of the energy carried by
the pair. Indications for positive Collins and Sivers asymmetries are observed
Spin Density Matrix Elements in Exclusive Meson Muoproduction
We report on a measurement of Spin Density Matrix Elements (SDMEs) in hard
exclusive meson muoproduction at COMPASS using 160~GeV/ polarised
and beams impinging on a liquid hydrogen target. The
measurement covers the kinematic range 5.0~GeV/ 17.0~GeV/,
1.0 (GeV/) 10.0 (GeV/) and 0.01 (GeV/) 0.5 (GeV/). Here, denotes the mass of the final
hadronic system, the virtuality of the exchanged photon, and
the transverse momentum of the meson with respect to the
virtual-photon direction. The measured non-zero SDMEs for the transitions of
transversely polarised virtual photons to longitudinally polarised vector
mesons () indicate a violation of -channel helicity
conservation. Additionally, we observe a dominant contribution of
natural-parity-exchange transitions and a very small contribution of
unnatural-parity-exchange transitions, which is compatible with zero within
experimental uncertainties. The results provide important input for modelling
Generalised Parton Distributions (GPDs). In particular, they may allow one to
evaluate in a model-dependent way the role of parton helicity-flip GPDs in
exclusive production
Measurement of P T -weighted Sivers asymmetries in leptoproduction of hadrons
The transverse spin asymmetries measured in semi-inclusive leptoproduction of hadrons, when weighted
with the hadron transverse momentum PT , allow for the extraction of important transverse-momentumdependent distribution functions. In particular, the weighted Sivers asymmetries provide direct information
on the Sivers function, which is a leading-twist distribution that arises from a correlation between the transverse momentum of an unpolarised quark in a transversely polarised nucleon and the spin of the nucleon.
Using the high-statistics data collected by the COMPASS Collaboration in 2010 with a transversely polarised proton target, we have evaluated two types of PT -weighted Sivers asymmetries, which are both
proportional to the product of the first transverse moment of the Sivers function and of the fragmentation
function. The results are compared to the standard unweighted Sivers asymmetries and used to extract the
first transverse moments of the Sivers distributions for u and d quark
Quality Management in the Process of Selection of Material for Dump Truck Elements
The article presents the problem of quality management in the process of material selection for structural elements of a car dump truck. The study took into account the classical management pyramid and there was used the optimization method (generalized objective function). The center that manages the process of production / assembly of the dump truck should be the level of organization that has the highest degree of processing of required information and making strategic decisions in this respect. The design process of structural elements is carried out primarily in terms of the ability to provide adequate physical and mechanical properties in the process. There is a very strong tendency to reduce the own weight of the semi-trailers by increasing the weight of the load. This is an important criterion from the point of view of the economics of operation of technical facilities of this type. The article presents the results of the application of a generalized objective function in the field of material selection for construction elements of a dump truck. The analysis includes structural elements made of S355 steel and Hardox 400 and 450 fine-grain steel
Gigacycle fatigue at high-frequency loading
In this work there are information about an experimental high-frequency testing apparatus and specimens enable to determine the fatigue properties in the ultra-high-cycles region (gigacycle fatigue) and the rates of long fatigue cracks growth in near-threshold areas. The selected characteristic examples about fatigue resistance of various structural materials are presented. The results are utilizable in the field of material engineering and threshold states of material
Fatigue lifetime of 20MnV6 steel with holes manufactured by various methods
In this paper, the authors publish their own experimental results of the examination of the different holes (milled, drilled and drilled + shot peened) on the fatigue lifetime of 20MnV6 steel. The experiments were carried out at low-frequency loading (f = 10 Hz, pulsating tension loading) in the region from N = 2×105 up to N = 2×106 cycles. The best fatigue properties were obtained in the parts with drilled + shot peened holes
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