Measurement of the neutron spin structure function---Test of the Bjorken sum rule

Conference · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5267557

Petratos, G G

As experiment to measure the neutron spin-dependent structure function g{sub 1}{sup n} (x) over a range in x from 0.04 to 0.7 and with Q{sup 2} > 1 (GeV/c){sup 2} is presented. The experiment consists of scattering a longitudinally polarized electron beam from the Stanford Linear Accelerator off a polarized {sup 3}He target and detecting scattered electrons in two magnetic spectrometers. The experiment will provide a critical test of the Bjorken sum rule and valuable information in understanding the nucleon spin structure and the violation of the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule. 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5267557
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-5641; CONF-9109122--1; ON: DE91018885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
BARYONS
BEAMS
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FERMIONS
FUNCTIONS
HADRONS
HELIUM 3 TARGET
LEPTON BEAMS
MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
SPECTROMETERS
SPIN
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS
SUM RULES
TARGETS