Precision measurement of the deuteron spin structure function g1dg^{d}_{1}

We report on a high-statistics measurement of the deuteron spin structure function g[sup d][sub 1] at a beam energy of 29 GeV in the kinematic range 0.029 < x < 0.8 and 1 < Q2 < 10 (GeV/c)2. The integral Gamma [sup d][sub 1] = (integral)[sup 1][sub 0]g[sup d][sub 1]dx evaluated at fixed Q2 = 3 (GeV/c)2 gives 0.042 ± 0.003(stat) ± 0.004(syst). Combining this result with our earlier measurement of g[sup p][sub 1], we find Gamma [sup p][sub 1]- Gamma [sup n][sub 1] = 0.163 ± 0.010(stat) ± 0.016(syst), which agrees with the prediction of the Bjorken sum rule with O( alpha [sup 3][sub s]) corrections, Gamma [sup p][sub 1]- Gamma [sup n][sub 1] = 0.171 ± 0.008. We find the quark contribution to the proton helicity to be Delta q = 0.30 ± 0.06

Measurements of R=sigma_L/sigma_T for 0.03<x<0.1 and Fit to World Data

Measurements were made at SLAC of the cross section for scattering 29 GeV electrons from carbon at a laboratory angle of 4.5 degrees, corresponding to 0.03<x<0.1 and 1.3<Q^2<2.7 GeV^2. Values of R=sigma_L/sigma_T were extracted in this kinematic range by comparing these data to cross sections measured at a higher beam energy by the NMC collaboration. The results are in reasonable agreement with pQCD calculations and with extrapolations of the R1990 parameterization of previous data. A new fit is made including these data and other recent results.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, late

Next-to-Leading Order QCD Analysis of Polarized Deep Inelastic Scattering Data

We present a Next-to-Leading order perturbative QCD analysis of world data on the spin dependent structure functions $g_1^p, g_1^n$, and $g_1^d$, including the new experimental information on the $Q^2$ dependence of $g_1^n$. Careful attention is paid to the experimental and theoretical uncertainties. The data constrain the first moments of the polarized valence quark distributions, but only qualitatively constrain the polarized sea quark and gluon distributions. The NLO results are used to determine the $Q^2$ dependence of the ratio $g_1/F_1$ and evolve the experimental data to a constant $Q^2 = 5 GeV^2$. We determine the first moments of the polarized structure functions of the proton and neutron and find agreement with the Bjorken sum rule.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures; final version to be published in Phys. Lett. B. References updated. Uses elsart.cls version 1996/04/22, 2e-1.4

Risk profiles and one-year outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in India: Insights from the GARFIELD-AF Registry.

BACKGROUND: The Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF) is an ongoing prospective noninterventional registry, which is providing important information on the baseline characteristics, treatment patterns, and 1-year outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). This report describes data from Indian patients recruited in this registry. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 52,014 patients with newly diagnosed AF were enrolled globally; of these, 1388 patients were recruited from 26 sites within India (2012-2016). In India, the mean age was 65.8 years at diagnosis of NVAF. Hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor for AF, present in 68.5% of patients from India and in 76.3% of patients globally (P < 0.001). Diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) were prevalent in 36.2% and 28.1% of patients as compared with global prevalence of 22.2% and 21.6%, respectively (P < 0.001 for both). Antiplatelet therapy was the most common antithrombotic treatment in India. With increasing stroke risk, however, patients were more likely to receive oral anticoagulant therapy [mainly vitamin K antagonist (VKA)], but average international normalized ratio (INR) was lower among Indian patients [median INR value 1.6 (interquartile range {IQR}: 1.3-2.3) versus 2.3 (IQR 1.8-2.8) (P < 0.001)]. Compared with other countries, patients from India had markedly higher rates of all-cause mortality [7.68 per 100 person-years (95% confidence interval 6.32-9.35) vs 4.34 (4.16-4.53), P < 0.0001], while rates of stroke/systemic embolism and major bleeding were lower after 1 year of follow-up. CONCLUSION: Compared to previously published registries from India, the GARFIELD-AF registry describes clinical profiles and outcomes in Indian patients with AF of a different etiology. The registry data show that compared to the rest of the world, Indian AF patients are younger in age and have more diabetes and CAD. Patients with a higher stroke risk are more likely to receive anticoagulation therapy with VKA but are underdosed compared with the global average in the GARFIELD-AF. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION-URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01090362

Measurements of the Q2-Dependence of the Proton and Deuteron Spin Structure Functions g1p and g1d

The ratio g1/F1 has been measured over the range 0.031 (GeV/c)2. A trend is observed for g1/F1 to decrease at lower Q2. Fits to world data with and without a possible Q2-dependence in g1/F1 are in agreement with the Bjorken sum rule, but Delta_q is substantially less than the quark-parton model expectation

Precision measurement of the proton spin structure function g1pg^{p}_{1}

We have measured the ratio g[sup p][sub 1]/F[sup p][sub 1] over the range 0.029 < x < 0.8 and 1.3 < Q2 < 10 (GeV/c)2 using deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons from polarized ammonia. An evaluation of the integral (integral)g[sup p][sub 1](x,Q2)dx at fixed Q2 = 3 (GeV/c)2 yields 0.127 ± 0.004(stat) ± 0.010(syst), in agreement with previous experiments, but well below the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule prediction of 0.160 ± 0.006. In the quark-parton model, this implies Delta q = 0.27 ± 0.10

Precision measurement of the proton spin structure function g(p1)

We have measured the ratio (gi) /F(gi) over the range 0.029 ( x ( 0.8 and 1.3 (Q+/- ( 10 (GeV/c) using deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons from polarized ammonia. An evaluation of the integral fo g+/_ (x, Q2) dx at fixed Q2 = 3 (GeV/c)2 yields 0.127 +/- 0.004(stat) +/- 0.010(syst), in agreement with previous experiments, but well below the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule prediction of 0.160 +/- 0.006. In the quark-parton model, this implies Aq = 0.27 +/- 0.10.This work was supported by Department of Energy Contracts No. DE-AC05-84ER40150 (CEBAF), No. W-2795-Eng-48 (LLNL), No. DE-AC0376SF00515 (SLAC), No. DE-FG03-88ER40439 (Stanford), No. DE-FG05-88ER40390 and No. DEFG05-86ER4026 (Virginia), and No. DE-AC02-76ER00881 (Wisconsin); by National Science Foundation Grants No. 9114958 (American), No. 9307710 (Massachusetts), No. 9217979 (Michigan), No. 9104975 (ODU) and No. 9118137 (U. Penn.); by the Schweizersche Nationalfonds (Basel); by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia); by the Centre NAtional de la Recherche Scientifique and the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (French groups); and by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Tohoku)

Precision measurement of the deuteron spin structure function gd1

We report on a high-statistics measurement of'. the deuteron spin structure function g(di) at a beam energy of 29 GeV in the kinematic range 0.029 < x < 0.8 and 1 < Q2 < IO (GeV / c) (2) • The integral r(di) = f(1o) g(di) dx evaluated at fixed Q2 = 3 (GeV/c) 2 gives 0.042 ± 0.003(stat) ± 0.004(syst). Combining this result with our earlier measurement of g(di), we find r(pi) - r(nt) = 0.163 ± O.OIO(stat) ± 0.016(syst), which agrees with the prediction of the Bjorken sum rule with O(a(3x)) corrections, r(pi) - r(ni) = 0.171 ± 0.008. We find the quark contribution to the proton helicity to be liq = 0.30 ± 0.06.This work was supported by Department of Energy Contracts No. DE-AC05-84ER40150 (CEBAF), No. W-2795-Eng-48 (LLNL), No. DE-AC0376SF00515 (SLAC), No. DE-FG03-88ER40439 (Stanford), No. DE-FG05-88ER40390 and No. DEFG05-86ER4026 (Virginia), and No. DE-AC02-76ER00881 (Wisconsin); by National Science Foundation Grants No. 9114958 (American), No. 9307710 (Massachusetts), No. 9217979 (Michigan), No. 9104975 (ODU) and No. 9118137 (U. Penn.); by the Schweizersche Nationalfonds (Basel); by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia); by the Centre NAtional de la Recherche Scientifique and the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (French groups); and by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Tohoku)

Measurements of the Proton and Deuteron Spin Structure Functions g1 and g2

SLAC-PUB-7753, February 1998Measurements are reported of the proton and deuteron spin structure functions gp1 and gd1 at beam energies of 29.1, 16.2, and 9.7 GeV, and gp2 and gd2 at a beam energy of 29.1 GeV.Work supported in part by Department of Energy contract DE-AC03-76SF00515

Measurements of the Proton and Deuteron Spin Structure Function g2 and Asymmetry A2

Submitted to Physical Review Letters. The article of record may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.587.We have measured proton and deuteron virtual photon-nucleon asymmetries Ap2 and Ad2 and structure functions gp2 and gd2 over the range 0.03<x<0.8 and 1.3<Q2<10(GeV/c)2 by inelastically scattering polarized electrons off polarized ammonia targets. Results for A2 are significantly smaller than the positivity limit R‾‾√ for both targets. Within experimental precision the g2 data are well described by the twist-2 contribution, gWW2. Twist-3 matrix elements have been extracted and are compared to theoretical predictions.Work supported in part by Department of Energy contract DE-AC03-76SF00515