162 research outputs found

    Precision Measurement of the Proton and Deuteron Spin Structure Functions g\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3e and Asymmetries A\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3e

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    We have measured the spin struction functions g2(p) and g(2)(d) and the virtual photon asymmetries A(2)(p) and A(2)(d) over the kinetmatic range 0.02 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.8 and 0.7 less than or equal to Q2 less than or equal to 20 GeV2 by scattering 29.1 and 32.3 GeV longitudinally polarized electrons from transversely polarized NH3 and (LiD)-Li-6 targets. Our measured g2 approximately follows the twist-2 Wandzura-Wilczek calculation. The twist-3 reduced matrix elements d(2)(p) and d(2)(n) are less than two standard deviations from zero. The data are inconsistent with the Burkhardt-Cottingham sum rule if there is no pathological behavior as x --\u3e 0. The Efremov-Leader-Teryaev integral is consistent with zero within our measured kinematic range. The absolute value of A2 is significantly smaller than the A2 \u3c √ R(1 +A1)/2 limit

    A precise extraction of the induced polarization in the 4He(e,e'p)3H reaction

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    We measured with unprecedented precision the induced polarization Py in 4He(e,e'p)3H at Q^2 = 0.8 (GeV/c)^2 and 1.3 (GeV/c)^2. The induced polarization is indicative of reaction-mechanism effects beyond the impulse approximation. Our results are in agreement with a relativistic distorted-wave impulse approximation calculation but are over-estimated by a calculation with strong charge-exchange effects. Our data are used to constrain the strength of the spin independent charge-exchange term in the latter calculation.Comment: submitted to Physical Review Letter

    Polarization Transfer in the 4He(e,e'p)3H Reaction at Q^2 = 0.8 and 1.3 (GeV/c)^2

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    Proton recoil polarization was measured in the quasielastic 4He(e,e'p)3H reaction at Q^2 = 0.8 (GeV/c)^2 and 1.3 (GeV/c)^2 with unprecedented precision. The polarization-transfer coefficients are found to differ from those of the 1H(e,e' p) reaction, contradicting a relativistic distorted-wave approximation, and favoring either the inclusion of medium-modified proton form factors predicted by the quark-meson coupling model or a spin-dependent charge-exchange final-state interaction. For the first time, the polarization-transfer ratio is studied as a function of the virtuality of the proton

    Study of the A(e,e'Ï€+\pi^+) Reaction on 1^1H, 2^2H, 12^{12}C, 27^{27}Al, 63^{63}Cu and 197^{197}Au

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    Cross sections for the p(e,e′π+e,e'\pi^{+})n process on 1^1H, 2^2H, 12^{12}C, 27^{27}Al, 63^{63}Cu and 197^{197}Au targets were measured at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in order to extract the nuclear transparencies. Data were taken for four-momentum transfers ranging from Q2Q^2=1.1 to 4.8 GeV2^2 for a fixed center of mass energy of WW=2.14 GeV. The ratio of σL\sigma_L and σT\sigma_T was extracted from the measured cross sections for 1^1H, 2^2H, 12^{12}C and 63^{63}Cu targets at Q2Q^2 = 2.15 and 4.0 GeV2^2 allowing for additional studies of the reaction mechanism. The experimental setup and the analysis of the data are described in detail including systematic studies needed to obtain the results. The results for the nuclear transparency and the differential cross sections as a function of the pion momentum at the different values of Q2Q^2 are presented. Global features of the data are discussed and the data are compared with the results of model calculations for the p(e,e′π+e,e'\pi^{+})n reaction from nuclear targets.Comment: 28 pages, 19 figures, submited to PR

    Scaling of the F_2 structure function in nuclei and quark distributions at x>1

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    We present new data on electron scattering from a range of nuclei taken in Hall C at Jefferson Lab. For heavy nuclei, we observe a rapid falloff in the cross section for x>1x>1, which is sensitive to short range contributions to the nuclear wave-function, and in deep inelastic scattering corresponds to probing extremely high momentum quarks. This result agrees with higher energy muon scattering measurements, but is in sharp contrast to neutrino scattering measurements which suggested a dramatic enhancement in the distribution of the `super-fast' quarks probed at x>1. The falloff at x>1 is noticeably stronger in ^2H and ^3He, but nearly identical for all heavier nuclei.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to be submitted to physical revie

    Nuclear transparency and effective kaon-nucleon cross section from the A(e, e'K+) reaction

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    We have determined the transparency of the nuclear medium to kaons from A(e,e′K+)A(e,e^{'} K^{+}) measurements on 12^{12}C, 63^{63}Cu, and 197^{197}Au targets. The measurements were performed at the Jefferson Laboratory and span a range in four-momentum-transfer squared Q2^2=1.1 -- 3.0 GeV2^2. The nuclear transparency was defined as the ratio of measured kaon electroproduction cross sections with respect to deuterium, (σA/σD\sigma^{A}/\sigma^{D}). We further extracted the atomic number (AA) dependence of the transparency as parametrized by T=(A/2)α−1T= (A/2)^{\alpha-1} and, within a simple model assumption, the in-medium effective kaon-nucleon cross sections. The effective cross sections extracted from the electroproduction data are found to be smaller than the free cross sections determined from kaon-nucleon scattering experiments, and the parameter α\alpha was found to be significantly larger than those obtained from kaon-nucleus scattering. We have included similar comparisons between pion- and proton-nucleon effective cross sections as determined from electron scattering experiments, and pion-nucleus and proton-nucleus scattering data.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure

    Measurement of Nuclear Transparency for the A(e,e' pi^+) Reaction

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    We have measured the nuclear transparency of the A(e,e' pi^+) process in ^{2}H,^{12}C, ^{27}Al, ^{63}Cu and ^{197}Au targets. These measurements were performed at the Jefferson Laboratory over a four momentum transfer squared range Q^2 = 1.1 - 4.7 (GeV/c)^2. The nuclear transparency was extracted as the super-ratio of (σA/σH)(\sigma_A/\sigma_H) from data to a model of pion-electroproduction from nuclei without pi-N final state interactions. The Q^2 and atomic number dependence of the nuclear transparency both show deviations from traditional nuclear physics expectations, and are consistent with calculations that include the quantum chromodynamical phenomenon of color transparency.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figs Changes to figure 2 and 3 (error band updated and theory curves updated

    Scaling study of the pion electroproduction cross sections and the pion form factor

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    The 1^{1}H(e,e′π+e,e^\prime \pi^+)n cross section was measured for a range of four-momentum transfer up to Q2Q^2=3.91 GeV2^2 at values of the invariant mass, WW, above the resonance region. The Q2Q^2-dependence of the longitudinal component is consistent with the Q2Q^2-scaling prediction for hard exclusive processes. This suggests that perturbative QCD concepts are applicable at rather low values of Q2Q^2. Pion form factor results, while consistent with the Q2Q^2-scaling prediction, are inconsistent in magnitude with perturbative QCD calculations. The extraction of Generalized Parton Distributions from hard exclusive processes assumes the dominance of the longitudinal term. However, transverse contributions to the cross section are still significant at Q2Q^2=3.91 GeV2^2.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure

    Polarization transfer in wide-angle Compton scattering and single-pion photoproduction from the proton

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    Wide-angle exclusive Compton scattering and single-pion photoproduction from the proton have been investigated via measurement of the polarization transfer from a circularly polarized photon beam to the recoil proton. The wide-angle Compton scattering polarization transfer was analyzed at an incident photon energy of 3.7 GeV at a proton scattering angle of θpcm=70°. The longitudinal transfer KLL, measured to be 0.645±0.059±0.048, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic, has the same sign as predicted for the reaction mechanism in which the photon interacts with a single quark carrying the spin of the proton. However, the observed value is ∼3 times larger than predicted by the generalized-parton-distribution-based calculations, which indicates a significant unknown contribution to the scattering amplitude
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