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New Measurements of {delta}G/G at COMPASS

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2402721· OSTI ID:20895090
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  1. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Universitaet Mainz, Becherweg 45, 55099 Mainz (Germany)
The COMPASS experiment at the CERN SPS is investigating the spin structure of the nucleon via scattering of polarised muons off polarised nucleons. Using a longitudinally polarised 6LiD target inclusive asymmetries and asymmetries for the photon gluon fusion process were determined.From the inclusive asymmetries the spin structure function, g{sub 1}{sup d}, is extracted in a wide kinematical range of x and Q2. The results are used in a subsequent NLO pQCD analysis of all existing g1 data to determine the contribution of the quarks to the nucleon spin and to estimate me gluon contribution.The photon gluon fusion process allows a direct measurement of the gluon contribution. Here, two different channels, open charm production and the production of high pT hadron pairs, are investigated. Preliminary results from both LO analyses using all COMPASS data from 2002 to 2004 are presented. They point to a small gluon contribution in agreement with the results from the QCD analysis.
OSTI ID:
20895090
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 870; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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