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Title MEASUREMENT OF THE TARGET SINGLE-SPIN ASYMMETRY IN QUASI-ELASTIC REGION FROM THE REACTION 3He(e,e')
Abstract A measurement of the inclusive target single-spin asymmetry has been performed using the quasi-elastic 3He(e,e') reaction with a vertically polarized 3He target at Q2 values of 0.13, 0.46 and 0.97 GeV2. This asymmetry vanishes under the one photon exchange assumption. But the interference between two-photon exchange and one-photon exchange gives rise to an imaginary amplitude, so that a non-zero Ay is allowed. The experiment, conducted in Hall A of Je fferson Laboratory in 2009, used two independent spectrometers to simultaneously measure the target single-spin asymmetry. Using the e ective polarization approximation, the neutron single-spin asymmetries were extracted from the measured 3He asymmetries. The measurement is to establish a non-vanishing Ay. Non-zero asymmetries were observed at all Q2 points, and the overall precision is an order of magnitude improved over the existing proton data. The data provide new constraints on Generalized Parton Distribution (GPD) models and n
Author(s) Yawei Zhang
Publication Date October 2013
Document Type Thesis
Primary Institution Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Affiliation Exp Nuclear Physics / Experimental Halls / Hall A
Funding Source
Proprietary? No
This publication conveys Technical Science Results
Document Numbers
JLAB Number: JLAB-PHY-13-1847 OSTI Number: 1133069
LANL Number: Other Number: DOE/OR/23177-3079
Associated with an experiment Yes
Experiment Number(s)
E08-005
Associated with EIC No
Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding No
Thesis
Thesis Type PhD
Advisor Institution
1. Ron Gilman Rutgers
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Document(s)
YWZhang-Dissertation1.pdf (STI Document)
Dataset(s) (none)
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