Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons

Zheng, L.; Aschenauer, E.; Lee, J. H.

doi:10.1140/epja/i2014-14189-3

Title: Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons

Abstract

There are a large number of physics programs one can explore in electron-nucleus collisions at a future electron-ion collider. Collision geometry is very important in these studies, while the measurement for an event-by-event geometric control is rarely discussed in the prior deep-inelastic scattering experiments off a nucleus. This paper seeks to provide some detailed studies on the potential of tagging collision geometries through forward neutron multiplicity measurements with a zero degree calorimeter. As a result, this type of geometry handle, if achieved, can be extremely beneficial in constraining nuclear effects for the electron-nucleus program at an electron-ion collider.

Authors:

Zheng, L. ^[1]; Aschenauer, E. ^[2]; Lee, J. H. ^[2]

Central China Normal Univ., Wuhan (China); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2014

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1234362

Report Number(s):: BNL-108563-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6001; R&D Project: PO 004; KB0202012

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: European Physical Journal. A

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 50; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6001

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

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                    Zheng, L., Aschenauer, E., and Lee, J. H. Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Zheng, L., Aschenauer, E., & Lee, J. H. Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2014-14189-3

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                    Zheng, L., Aschenauer, E., and Lee, J. H. Mon .  
"Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2014-14189-3.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1234362.

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  title        = {Determination of electron-nucleus collisions geometry with forward neutrons},

  author       = {Zheng, L. and Aschenauer, E. and Lee, J. H.},

  abstractNote = {There are a large number of physics programs one can explore in electron-nucleus collisions at a future electron-ion collider. Collision geometry is very important in these studies, while the measurement for an event-by-event geometric control is rarely discussed in the prior deep-inelastic scattering experiments off a nucleus. This paper seeks to provide some detailed studies on the potential of tagging collision geometries through forward neutron multiplicity measurements with a zero degree calorimeter. As a result, this type of geometry handle, if achieved, can be extremely beneficial in constraining nuclear effects for the electron-nucleus program at an electron-ion collider.},

  doi          = {10.1140/epja/i2014-14189-3},

  journal      = {European Physical Journal. A},

  number       = 12,

  volume       = 50,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2014},

  month        = {Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2014}

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