17 research outputs found
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
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
Detector Technologies for CLIC
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a high-energy high-luminosity linear
electron-positron collider under development. It is foreseen to be built and
operated in three stages, at centre-of-mass energies of 380 GeV, 1.5 TeV and 3
TeV, respectively. It offers a rich physics program including direct searches
as well as the probing of new physics through a broad set of precision
measurements of Standard Model processes, particularly in the Higgs-boson and
top-quark sectors. The precision required for such measurements and the
specific conditions imposed by the beam dimensions and time structure put
strict requirements on the detector design and technology. This includes
low-mass vertexing and tracking systems with small cells, highly granular
imaging calorimeters, as well as a precise hit-time resolution and power-pulsed
operation for all subsystems. A conceptual design for the CLIC detector system
was published in 2012. Since then, ambitious R&D programmes for silicon vertex
and tracking detectors, as well as for calorimeters have been pursued within
the CLICdp, CALICE and FCAL collaborations, addressing the challenging detector
requirements with innovative technologies. This report introduces the
experimental environment and detector requirements at CLIC and reviews the
current status and future plans for detector technology R&D.Comment: 152 pages, 116 figures; published as CERN Yellow Report Monograph
Vol. 1/2019; corresponding editors: Dominik Dannheim, Katja Kr\"uger, Aharon
Levy, Andreas N\"urnberg, Eva Sickin
Double production in pion-nucleon scattering at COMPASS
We present the study of the production of double mesons using
COMPASS data collected with a 190 GeV/ beam scattering off NH,
Al and W targets. Kinematic distributions of the collected double
events are analysed, and the double production cross section is
estimated for each of the COMPASS targets. The results are compared to
predictions from single- and double-parton scattering models as well as the
pion intrinsic charm and the tetraquark exotic resonance hypotheses. It is
demonstrated that the single parton scattering production mechanism gives the
dominant contribution that is sufficient to describe the data. An upper limit
on the double intrinsic charm content of pion is evaluated. No significant
signatures that could be associated with exotic tetraquarks are found in the
double mass spectrum.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) - 2018 Summary Report
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a TeV-scale high-luminosity linear collider under development at CERN. Following the CLIC conceptual design published in 2012, this report provides an overview of the CLIC project, its current status, and future developments. It presents the CLIC physics potential and reports on design, technology, and implementation aspects of the accelerator and the detector. CLIC is foreseen to be built and operated in stages, at centre-of-mass energies of 380 GeV, 1.5 TeV and 3 TeV, respectively. CLIC uses a two-beam acceleration scheme, in which 12 GHz accelerating structures are powered via a high-current drive beam. For the first stage, an alternative with X-band klystron powering is also considered. CLIC accelerator optimisation, technical developments and system tests have resulted in an increased energy efficiency (power around 170 MW) for the 380 GeV stage, together with a reduced cost estimate at the level of 6 billion CHF. The detector concept has been refined using improved software tools. Significant progress has been made on detector technology developments for the tracking and calorimetry systems. A wide range of CLIC physics studies has been conducted, both through full detector simulations and parametric studies, together providing a broad overview of the CLIC physics potential. Each of the three energy stages adds cornerstones of the full CLIC physics programme, such as Higgs width and couplings, top-quark properties, Higgs self-coupling, direct searches, and many precision electroweak measurements. The interpretation of the combined results gives crucial and accurate insight into new physics, largely complementary to LHC and HL-LHC. The construction of the first CLIC energy stage could start by 2026. First beams would be available by 2035, marking the beginning of a broad CLIC physics programme spanning 25-30 years
On the physics potential to study the gluon content of proton and deuteron at NICA SPD
The Spin Physics Detector (SPD) is a future multipurpose experiment foreseen to run at the NICA collider, which is currently under construction at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna, Russia). The physics program of the experiment is based on collisions of longitudinally and transversely polarized protons and deuterons at s up to 27 GeV and luminosity up to 1032 cm−2 s−1. SPD will operate as a universal facility for the comprehensive study of the unpolarized and polarized gluon content of the nucleon, using complementary probes such as: charmonia, open-charm, and prompt-photon production processes. The aim of this work is to provide a thorough review of the physics objectives that can potentially be addressed at SPD, underlining related theoretical aspects and discussing relevant experimental results when available. Among different pertinent phenomena particular attention is drawn to the study of the gluon helicity, gluon Sivers and Boer-Mulders functions in the nucleon, as well as the gluon transversity distribution in the deuteron, via the measurement of single and double spin asymmetries
On the physics potential to study the gluon content of proton and deuteron at NICA SPD
International audienceThe Spin Physics Detector (SPD) is a future multipurpose experiment foreseen to run at the NICA collider, which is currently under construction at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna, Russia). The physics program of the experiment is based on collisions of longitudinally and transversely polarized protons and deuterons at s up to 27 GeV and luminosity up to 10 32 cm −2 s −1 . SPD will operate as a universal facility for the comprehensive study of the unpolarized and polarized gluon content of the nucleon, using complementary probes such as: charmonia, open-charm, and prompt-photon production processes.The aim of this work is to provide a thorough review of the physics objectives that can potentially be addressed at SPD, underlining related theoretical aspects and discussing relevant experimental results when available. Among different pertinent phenomena particular attention is drawn to the study of the gluon helicity, gluon Sivers and Boer-Mulders functions in the nucleon, as well as the gluon transversity distribution in the deuteron, via the measurement of single and double spin asymmetries
CERN Yellow Reports: Monographs, Vol 1 (2019): Detector Technologies for CLIC
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a high-energy high-luminosity linear electron-positron collider under development. It is foreseen to be built and operated in three stages, at centre-of-mass energies of 380 GeV, 1.5 TeV and 3 TeV, respectively. It offers a rich physics program including direct searches as well as the probing of new physics through a broad set of precision measurements of Standard Model processes, particularly in the Higgs-boson and top-quark sectors. The precision required for such measurements and the specific conditions imposed by the beam dimensions and time structure put strict requirements on the detector design and technology. This includes low-mass vertexing and tracking systems with small cells, highly granular imaging calorimeters, as well as a precise hit-time resolution and power-pulsed operation for all subsystems. A conceptual design for the CLIC detector system was published in 2012. Since then, ambitious R&D programmes for silicon vertex and tracking detectors, as well as for calorimeters have been pursued within the CLICdp, CALICE and FCAL collaborations, addressing the challenging detector requirements with innovative technologies. This report introduces the experimental environment and detector requirements at CLIC and reviews the current status and future plans for detector technology R&D
Probing transversity by measuring Λ polarisation in SIDIS
Based on the observation of sizeable target-transverse-spin asymmetries in single-hadron and hadron-pair production in Semi-Inclusive measurements of Deep Inelastic Scattering (SIDIS), the chiral-odd transversity quark distribution functions h1q are nowadays well established. Several possible channels to access these functions were originally proposed. One candidate is the measurement of the polarisation of Λ hyperons produced in SIDIS off transversely polarised nucleons, where the transverse polarisation of the struck quark might be transferred to the final-state hyperon. In this article, we present the COMPASS results on the transversity-induced polarisation of Λ and Λ¯ hyperons produced in SIDIS off transversely polarised protons. Within the experimental uncertainties, no significant deviation from zero was observed. The results are discussed in the context of different models taking into account previous experimental results on h1u and h1d