3–7 Apr 2017
University of Birmingham
Europe/London timezone

Final COMPASS results on the spin-dependent structure functions $g_1^p$ and $g_1^d$ in the deep-inelastic and nonperturbative regions

4 Apr 2017, 09:54
18m
Nuffield Building G13

Nuffield Building G13

WG6) Spin and 3D Structure WG6 Spin and 3D Structure

Speaker

Prof. Barbara Badelek (Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw)

Description

The COMPASS legacy on the measurements of $g_1$ for proton and deuteron
through inclusive spin-dependent inelastic polarised-muon scattering
on longitudinally polarised NH$_3$ and $^6$LiD targets will be presented.
Results cover both deep-inelastic ($Q^2 > $ 1 (GeV/$c$)$^2$)
and non-perturbative ($Q^2 < $ 1 (GeV/$c$)$^2$) regions and a wide interval
in the Bjorken scaling variable. In the deep-inelastic set of data
the double-spin asymmetries and
spin-dependent structure functions are studied
in bins of $x$ and $Q^2$. Using those results an update of
the Bjorken sum rule is made and the QCD fit to the $g_1$
world data at the next-to-leading order
is performed.
In the nonperturbative region, studies of the spin asymmetry and
spin-dependent structure function for the proton are performed on four
2-dimensional grids of kinematic variables: $(x,Q^2), (\nu,Q^2), (x,\nu)$
and $(Q^2,x)$. The asymmetry and the structure function are found to be
positive in the whole range of $x$, $4\cdot 10^{-5} < x < 4\cdot 10^{-2}$,
for the first time displaying spin effects at such low values of $x$.

Author

Prof. Barbara Badelek (Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw)

Presentation materials