Measurement of Tensor Polarization in Elastic Electron-Deuteron Scattering at Large Momentum Transfer

Journal Article · Mon May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5053· OSTI ID:20216611

Abbott, D ^[1]; Ahmidouch, A ^[2]; Anklin, H ^[3]; Arvieux, J ^[4]; Ball, J ^[5]; Beedoe, S ^[6]; Beise, E J ^[7]; Bimbot, L ^[8]; Boeglin, W ^[3]; Breuer, H ^[7]

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1. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606 (United States)
2. M.I.T.-Bates Linear Accelerator, Middleton, Massachusetts 01949 (United States)
3. Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199 (United States)
4. LNS-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, (France)
5. DAPNIA/SPhN, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, (France)
6. North Carolina A. and T. State University, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411 (United States)
7. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
8. IPNO, IN2P3, BP 1, F-91406 Orsay, (France)

Tensor polarization observables (t{sub 20} , t{sub 21} , and t{sub 22} ) have been measured in elastic electron-deuteron scattering for six values of momentum transfer between 0.66 and 1.7 (GeV/c){sup 2} . The experiment was performed at the Jefferson Laboratory in Hall C using the electron High Momentum Spectrometer, a specially designed deuteron magnetic channel and the recoil deuteron polarimeter POLDER. The new data determine to much larger Q{sup 2} the deuteron charge form factors G{sub C} and G{sub Q} . They are in good agreement with relativistic calculations and disagree with perturbative QCD predictions. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

• OSTI ID: 20216611
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 84, Issue 22; Other Information: PBD: 29 May 2000; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
POLARIZATION
MOMENTUM TRANSFER
POLARIZED TARGETS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FORM FACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ELECTRON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON-PROTON INTERACTIONS