Spin-dependent Nucleon Structure Studies at MIT/Bates
- MIT/Bates Linear Accelerator Center, Manning Rd, 01939 Middleton, MA (United States)
We present preliminary results from recent measurements of the proton, neutron and deuterium electro-magnetic form factors obtained by the BLAST collaboration at the MIT/Bates Linear Accelerator Facility. BLAST (Bates Large Acceptance Spectrometer Toroid) is a large-acceptance multi-purpose detector dedicated to studies of exclusive spin-dependent electron scattering from internal polarized targets. BLAST makes use of stored electron beam currents in excess of 150 mA with a 60-70% polarization. The electron beam is let through a 15 mm diameter, 60 cm long open-ended storage cell which is fed with ultra-pure, high-polarization H1,D1 gas from an Atomic Beam Source. The target polarization can be rapidly reversed between different vector and tensor target states, thus minimizing systematic uncertainties. The target spin can be oriented to any in-plane direction via a set of Helmholtz coils. Target polarizations in the storage cell of up to 80% (vector) and 70% (tensor) have been routinely achieved over a period of several months. Our data on the D-vector(e-vector,e'n) reaction off vector polarized deuterium allow for a unique extraction of the neutron charge form factor G{sub E}{sup n}. At same time, complementary measurements of G{sub M}{sup n}, T20 and the spin-dependent nucleon momentum distributions in deuterium are obtained via the D-vector(e-vector,e'), D<=>(e-vector,e'd) and D<=>(e-vector,e'p) reactions. In addition, BLAST data on vector polarized hydrogen will provide novel measurements of the GE/GM form-factor ratio on the proton as well as of the spin-dependent electro-excitation of the {delta}(1232) resonance. Such comprehensive program on few body physics is now well underway and preliminary data will be presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 20722340
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 768, Issue 1; Conference: 19. European conference on few-body problems in physics, Groningen (Netherlands), 23-27 Aug 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1932878; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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