The Physics programme of ELFE

by Dirk Ryckbosch (University of Gent, Belgium)

Tuesday 28 Nov 2000, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

The experimental physics programme to be performed at a high luminosity (> 10³⁵ cm-2s-1), high duty factor, electron accelerator with an energy of 25-30 GeV has been discussed within the community. It focuses mainly on a measurement of the recently introduced Skewed Parton Distributions, a generalisation of the standard polarised and unpolarised parton distributions. Through knowledge of these SPDs one may determine the elusive orbital angular momentum of partons in a nucleon. At the same time, measurements at a facility with such unprecedented luminosity would enable a much-improved precision on the knowledge of (polarised) parton distributions. In this seminar the physics programme for such a facility is discussed.

Organiser(s): Jasper Kirkby / EP Division

Note: Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.