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Title The Spin Structure of the Proton at Low Q2: A Measurement of the Structure Function g2p
Abstract The spin structure of the nucleon has remained as one of the key points of interest in hadronic physics, which has attracted many efforts from both experimentalists and theorists. Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) is the fundamental theory that describes the strong interaction. It has been verified in the asymptotically free region. However, the non-perturbative confinement of quarks within the nucleon is still not well understood within QCD. In the non-perturbative regime, low-energy effective field theories such as chiral perturbation theory (XPT) provide predictions for the spin structure functions. The neutron spin structure functions, gp1 and gp2 , and the proton spin structure function, gp1, have been measured over a wide kinematic range and compared with the theoretical predictions. However, the proton spin structure function, gp2, remains largely unmeasured. The E08-027 collaboration successfully performed the first measurement of the inclusive electron-proton scattering in
Author(s) Chao Gu
Publication Date August 2016
Document Type Thesis
Primary Institution Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News
Affiliation Exp Nuclear Physics / Experimental Halls / Hall A
Funding Source Nuclear Physics (NP)
Proprietary? No
This publication conveys Technical Science Results
Document Numbers
JLAB Number: JLAB-PHY-16-2456 OSTI Number: 1427031
LANL Number: Other Number: DOE/OR/23177-4382
Associated with an experiment Yes
Experiment Number(s)
E08-027
Associated with EIC No
Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding No
Thesis
Thesis Type PhD
Advisor Institution
1. Chen, Jian-Ping Jlab
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Document(s)
1_Gu_Chao_2016_PHD.pdf (STI Document)
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