Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons

doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.18.2223

Title: Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons

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We report on recent asymmetry measurements for inelastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from an unpolarized deuterium target at 19.4 GeV. Using the SLAC 20-GeV/c and 8-GeV/c spectrometers, the helicity-dependent cross-section asymmetries were measured at Q/sup 2/ values of 1.2 and 4.2 GeV/c/sup 2/, and were found to be less than 2 x 10/sup -3/ and 7 x 10/sup -3/, respectively.

Authors:: Atwood, W B; Cottrell, R L.A.; DeStaebler, H; Miller, R; Pessard, H; Prescott, C Y; Rochester, L S; Taylor, R E; Alguard, M J; Clendenin, J; Cooper, P S; Ehrlich, R D; Hughes, V W; Lubell, M S; Baum, G; Schueler, K P; Luebelsmeyer, K

Publication Date:: 1978-10-01

Research Org.:: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

OSTI Identifier:: 6615810

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 18:7

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ELECTRON-DEUTERON INTERACTIONS; DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; ASYMMETRY; CROSS SECTIONS; DEUTERIUM TARGET; GEV RANGE 10-100; HELICITY; P INVARIANCE; POLARIZED BEAMS; BEAMS; ENERGY RANGE; GEV RANGE; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; TARGETS; 645102* - High Energy Physics- Particle Interactions & Properties-Experimental- Weak Interactions & Properties

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                    Atwood, W B, Cottrell, R L.A., DeStaebler, H, Miller, R, Pessard, H, Prescott, C Y, Rochester, L S, Taylor, R E, Alguard, M J, Clendenin, J, Cooper, P S, Ehrlich, R D, Hughes, V W, Lubell, M S, Baum, G, Schueler, K P, and Luebelsmeyer, K. Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons.  United States: N. p., 1978. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.18.2223.

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                    Atwood, W B, Cottrell, R L.A., DeStaebler, H, Miller, R, Pessard, H, Prescott, C Y, Rochester, L S, Taylor, R E, Alguard, M J, Clendenin, J, Cooper, P S, Ehrlich, R D, Hughes, V W, Lubell, M S, Baum, G, Schueler, K P, & Luebelsmeyer, K. Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.18.2223

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                    Atwood, W B, Cottrell, R L.A., DeStaebler, H, Miller, R, Pessard, H, Prescott, C Y, Rochester, L S, Taylor, R E, Alguard, M J, Clendenin, J, Cooper, P S, Ehrlich, R D, Hughes, V W, Lubell, M S, Baum, G, Schueler, K P, and Luebelsmeyer, K. Sun .  
        "Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.18.2223.

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@article{osti_6615810,

  title        = {Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons},

  author       = {Atwood, W B and Cottrell, R L.A. and DeStaebler, H and Miller, R and Pessard, H and Prescott, C Y and Rochester, L S and Taylor, R E and Alguard, M J and Clendenin, J and Cooper, P S and Ehrlich, R D and Hughes, V W and Lubell, M S and Baum, G and Schueler, K P and Luebelsmeyer, K},

  abstractNote = {We report on recent asymmetry measurements for inelastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from an unpolarized deuterium target at 19.4 GeV. Using the SLAC 20-GeV/c and 8-GeV/c spectrometers, the helicity-dependent cross-section asymmetries were measured at Q/sup 2/ values of 1.2 and 4.2 GeV/c/sup 2/, and were found to be less than 2 x 10/sup -3/ and 7 x 10/sup -3/, respectively.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevD.18.2223},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6615810},
  journal      = {Phys. Rev., D; (United States)},
number       = ,

  volume       = 18:7,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1978},

  month        = {10}

}

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