Q2 dependence of the neutron spin structure function g2(n) at low Q2.

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Abstract

  • We present the first measurement of the Q2 dependence of the neutron spin structure function g2(n) at five kinematic points covering 0.57 (GeV/c)2 < or = Q2 < or = 1.34 (GeV/c)2 at x approximately = 0.2. Though the naive quark-parton model predicts g2 = 0, nonzero values occur in more realistic models of the nucleon which include quark-gluon correlations, finite quark masses, or orbital angular momentum. When scattering from a noninteracting quark, g2(n) can be predicted using next-to-leading order fits to world data for g1(n). Deviations from this prediction provide an opportunity to examine QCD dynamics in nucleon structure. Our results show a positive deviation from this prediction at lower Q2, indicating that contributions such as quark-gluon interactions may be important. Precision data obtained for g1(n) are consistent with next-to-leading order fits to world data.
  • Authors

  • Kramer, K
  • Armstrong, DS
  • Averett, TD
  • Bertozzi, W
  • Binet, S
  • Butuceanu, C
  • Camsonne, A
  • Cates, GD
  • Chen, J-P
  • Choi, Seonho
  • Chudakov, E
  • Cusanno, F
  • Deur, A
  • Djawotho, P
  • Dutta, D
  • Finn, JM
  • Gao, H
  • Garibaldi, F
  • Gayou, O
  • Gilman, R
  • Glamazdin, A
  • Gorbenko, V
  • Griffioen, KA
  • Hansen, J-O
  • Higinbotham, DW
  • Hinton, W
  • Horn, T
  • de Jager, CW
  • Jiang, X
  • Korsch, W
  • LeRose, J
  • Lhuillier, D
  • Liyanage, N
  • Margaziotis, DJ
  • McCormick, K
  • Meziani, Z-E
  • Michaels, R
  • Milbrath, B
  • Moffit, B
  • Nanda, S
  • Perdrisat, CF
  • Pomatsalyuk, R
  • Punjabi, V
  • Reitz, B
  • Roche, J
  • Roché, R
  • Roedelbronn, M
  • Savvinov, N
  • Secrest, J
  • Singh, J
  • Sirca, S
  • Slifer, Karl
  • Solvignon, P
  • Steiner, DJ
  • Suleiman, R
  • Sulkosky, V
  • Tobias, A
  • Vacheret, A
  • Xiao, Y
  • Zheng, X
  • Zhou, J
  • Zhu, L
  • Zhu, X
  • Zołnierczuk, PA
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • September 30, 2005
  • Has Subject Area

    Published In

    Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Pubmed Id

  • 16241646
  • Start Page

  • 142002
  • Volume

  • 95
  • Issue

  • 14