Inclusive Spin Structure Functions of the Deuteron

Mar, 2002
85 pages
Thesis: PhD
  • Old Dominion U.
(defense: Mar, 2002)
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Abstract:
Inclusive double spin asymmetries have been measured in d(e,e)\vec{d}(\vec{e},e^\prime) using the CLAS detector and a polarized ND3N\vec{D}_3 target at Jefferson Lab in 1998. The goal of these measurements is to study the spin structure of the deuteron and the neutron in the low Q2 transition region between the real photon point, where the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule is expected to be satisfied, and the deep inelastic scattering limit. The analysis and the results for virtual photon asymmetries, the spin structure function g1d(x,Q2)g^d_1(x,Q^2) and its first moment within a Q2Q^2 range of 0.3 GeV2 to 1.2 GeV2 are discussed in this note. In the following, we introduce the relevant definitions and relationships and give an overview of the goals of the experiment (Chapter 2). We discuss the analysis in detail in Chapter 3 and present our results in Chapter 4.