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Novel Physics with Tensor Polarized Deuteron Targets
Development of solid spin-1 polarized targets will open the study of tensor structure functions to precise measurement, and holds the promise to enable a new generation of polarized scattering experiments. In this talk we will discuss a measurement of the leading twist tensor structure function b1, along with prospects for future experiments with a solid tensor polarized target. The recently approved JLab experiment E12-13-011 will measure the lead- ing twist tensor structure function b1, which provides a unique tool to study partonic effects, while also being sensitive to coherent nuclear properties in the simplest nuclear system. At low x, shadowing effects are expected to dominate b1, while at larger values, b1 provides a clean probe of exotic QCD effects, such as hidden color due to 6-quark configuration. Since the deuteron wave function is relatively well known, any non-standard effects are expected to be readily observable. All available models predict a small or vanishing value of b1 at moderate x. However, the first pioneer measurement of b1 at HERMES revealed a crossover to an anomalously large negative value in the region 0.2 < x < 0.5, albeit with relatively large experimental uncertainty. E12-13-011 will perform an inclusive measurement of the deuteronmore » tensor asymmetry in the region 0.16 < x < 0.49, for 0.8 < Q2 < 5.0 GeV2. The UVa solid polarized ND3 target will be used, along with the Hall C spectrometers, and an unpolarized 115 nA beam. This measurement will provide access to the tensor quark polarization, and allow a test of the Close-Kumano sum rule, which vanishes in the absence of tensor polarization in the quark sea. Until now, tensor structure has been largely unexplored, so the study of these quantities holds the potential of initiating a new field of spin physics at Jefferson Lab.« less
5019493
Single spin asymmetries of inclusive hadrons produced in electron scattering from a transversely polarized 3 He target
We report the first measurement of target single-spin asymmetries (AN) in the inclusive hadron production reaction, e + 3He↑→h+X, using a transversely polarized 3 He target. This experiment was conducted at Jefferson Lab in Hall A using a 5.9-GeV electron beam. Three types of hadrons (π±, K± and proton) were detected in the transverse hadron momentum range 0.54 < pT < 0.74 GeV/c. The range of xF for pions was -0.29 < xF< -0.23 and for kaons -0.25 < xF<-0.18. The observed asymmetry strongly depends on the type of hadron. A positive asymmetry is observed for π+ and K+. A negative asymmetry is observed for π–. The magnitudes of the asymmetries follow |Aπ –|<|Aπ +|<|AK +|. The K– and proton asymmetries are consistent with zero within the experimental uncertainties. The π+ and π– asymmetries measured for the 3He target and extracted for neutrons are opposite in sign with a small increase observed as a function of pT.
118382077
Methods for optical calibration of the BigBite hadron spectrometer
The techniques for optical calibration of Jefferson Lab's large-acceptance magnetic hadron spectrometer, BigBite, have been examined. The most consistent and stable results were obtained by using a method based on singular value decomposition. In spite of the complexity of the optics, the particles positions and momenta at the target have been precisely reconstructed from the coordinates measured in the detectors by means of a single back-tracing matrix. The technique is applicable to any similar magnetic spectrometer and any particle type. For 0.55 GeV/c protons, we have established the vertex resolution of 1.2 cm, angular resolutions of 7 mrad and 16 mrad (in-plane and out-of-plane, respectively), and a relative momentum resolution of 1.6%.
119163501
Polarized 3He(e,e'n) Asymmetries in Three Orthogonal Measurements
Asymmetry measurements were conducted in Jefferson Lab's experimental Hall A through electron scattering from a polarized {sup 3}He target in the quasi-elastic polarized-{sup 3}He(e,e'n) reaction. Measurements were made with the target polarized in the longitudinal direction with respect to the incoming electrons A_L, in a transverse direction that was orthogonal to the beam-line and parallel to the q-vector A_T, and in a vertical direction that was orthogonal to both the beam-line and the q-vector (A_y^0). The experiment measured $A_y^0$ at four-momentum transfer squared Q^2 of 0.127 (GeV/c)^2, 0.456 (GeV/c)^2, and 0.953 (GeV/c)^2. The A_T and A_L asymmetries were both measured at Q^2 of 0.505 (GeV/c)^2 and 0.953 (GeV/c)^2. This is the first time that three orthogonal asymmetries have been measured simultaneously. Results from this experiment are compared with the plane wave impulse approximation (PWIA) and Faddeev calculations. These results provide important tests of models that use 3He as an effective neutron target and show that the PWIA holds above Q^2 of 0.953 (GeV/c)^2.
14984086
EFFECTIVE DYNAMICS FOR SOLITONS IN THE NONLINEAR KLEIN–GORDON–MAXWELL SYSTEM AND THE LORENTZ FORCE LAW
We consider the nonlinear Klein–Gordon–Maxwell system derived from the Lagrangian on four-dimensional Minkowski space-time, where ϕ is a complex scalar field and Fμν = ∂μ𝔸ν - ∂ν𝔸μ is the electromagnetic field. For appropriate nonlinear potentials , the system admits soliton solutions which are gauge invariant generalizations of the non-topological solitons introduced and studied by Lee and collaborators for pure complex scalar fields. In this article, we develop a rigorous dynamical perturbation theory for these solitons in the small e limit, where e is the electromagnetic coupling constant. The main theorems assert the long time stability of the solitons with respect to perturbation by an external electromagnetic field produced by the background current 𝕁B, and compute their effective dynamics to O(e). The effective dynamical equation is the equation of motion for a relativistic particle acted on by the Lorentz force law familiar from classical electrodynamics. The theorems are valid in a scaling regime in which the external electromagnetic fields are O(1), but vary slowly over space-time scales of , and δ = e1 - k for as e → 0. We work entirely in the energy norm, and the approximation is controlled in this norm for times of .
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EXISTENCE AND STABILITY OF SOLITARY WAVES IN NON-LINEAR KLEIN–GORDON–MAXWELL EQUATIONS
We prove the existence and stability of non-topological solitons in a class of weakly coupled non-linear Klein–Gordon–Maxwell equations. These equations arise from coupling non-linear Klein–Gordon equations to Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism.