Measurement of the Proton Spin Function g1(x,Q2) for Q2 from 0.15 to 1.6 GeV with CLAS
Double-polarization asymmetries for inclusive ep scattering were measured at Jefferson Lab using 2.6 and 4.3 GeV longitudinally polarized electrons incident on a longitudinally polarized NH{sub 3} target in the CLAS detector. The polarized structure function g{sub 1}(x,Q{sup 2}) was extracted throughout the nucleon resonance region and into the deep inelastic regime, for Q{sup 2} = 0.15-1.64 GeV{sup 2}. The contributions to the first moment {Gamma}{sub 1}(Q{sup 2}) = g{sub 1}(x,Q{sup 2})dx were determined up to Q{sup 2}=1.2 GeV{sup 2}. Using a parameterization for g{sub 1} in the unmeasured low x regions, the complete first moment was estimated over this Q{sup 2} region. A rapid change in {Gamma}{sub 1} is observed for Q{sup 2} < 1 GeV{sup 2}, with a sign change near Q{sup 2} = 0.3 GeV{sup 2}, indicating dominant contributions from the resonance region. At Q{sup 2}=1.2 GeV{sup 2} our data are below the pQCD evolved scaling value.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84ER40150
- OSTI ID:
- 833897
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-03-50; DOE/ER/40150-2926; nucl-ex/0306019; PRLTAO; TRN: US0406894
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 91; Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 2003; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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