Polarization at SLAC
A highly polarized electron beam is a key feature. for the Current physics program at SLAC. An electron beam polarization of 80% can now be routinely achieved for typically 5000 hours of machine operation per year. Two main Physics programs utilize the polarized beam. Fixed target experiments in End Station A study the collision of polarized electrons with polarized nuclear targets to elucidate the spin structure of the nucleon and to provide an important test of QCD. Using the SLAC Linear Collider, collisions of polarized electrons with unpolarized positrons allow precise measurements of parity violation in the Z-fermion couplings and provide a very precise measurement of tile weak mixing angle. This paper discusses polarized beam operation at SLAC, and gives an overview of the polarized physics program.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 10110308
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-6694; CONF-9409103-13; ON: DE95006214
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 11. international symposia on high energy spin physics and polarization phenomena in nuclear physics,Bloomington, IN (United States),15-22 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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