Deep-inelastic scattering with positron beams

Melnitchouk, W.; Owens, J. F.

doi:10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00622-5

Title: Deep-inelastic scattering with positron beams

Abstract

Here we discuss several advantages of using positron beams in addition to electron beams for the study of parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the nucleon in deep-inelastic scattering. Specific topics include the flavor separation of the unpolarized PDFs as well as the spin-dependent distributions.

Authors:

Melnitchouk, W. ^[1]; Owens, J. F. ^[2]

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Publication Date:: 2021-11-11

Research Org.:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1831489

Report Number(s):: JLAB-THY-21-3470; DOE/OR/23177-5281
Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6001; TRN: US2216597

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-06OR23177

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: European Physical Journal. A

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 57; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6001

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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  title        = {Deep-inelastic scattering with positron beams},

  author       = {Melnitchouk, W. and Owens, J. F.},

  abstractNote = {Here we discuss several advantages of using positron beams in addition to electron beams for the study of parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the nucleon in deep-inelastic scattering. Specific topics include the flavor separation of the unpolarized PDFs as well as the spin-dependent distributions.},

  doi          = {10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00622-5},

  journal      = {European Physical Journal. A},

  number       = 11,

  volume       = 57,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2021},

  month        = {11}

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