Beam-spin asymmetries in the azimuthal distribution of pion electroproduction.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, Z. ; Amarian, M. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 648 (2007) 164-170, 2007.
Inspire Record 735612 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.41783

A measurement of the beam-spin asymmetry in the azimuthal distribution of pions produced in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering off protons is presented. The measurement was performed using the {HERMES} spectrometer with a hydrogen gas target and the longitudinally polarized 27.6 GeV positron beam of HERA. The sinusoidal amplitude of the dependence of the asymmetry on the angle $\phi$ of the hadron production plane around the virtual photon direction relative to the lepton scattering plane was measured for $\pi^+,\pi^-$ and $\pi^0$ mesons. The dependence of this amplitude on the Bjorken scaling variable and on the pion fractional energy and transverse momentum is presented. The results are compared to theoretical model calculations.

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Beam SSA as a function of Z, X, hadronic PT and Q**2.

Beam SSA as a function of Z, X, hadronic PT and Q**2.

Beam SSA as a function of Z, X, hadronic PT and Q**2.

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Double-spin asymmetries in the cross section of rho0 and Phi production at intermediate energies.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akopov, Z. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 29 (2003) 171-179, 2003.
Inspire Record 613068 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.46493

Double-spin asymmetries in the cross section of electroproduction of $\rho^0$ and $\phi$ mesons on the proton and deuteron are measured at the HERMES experiment. The photoabsorption asymmetry in exclusive $\rho^0$ electroproduction on the proton exhibits a positive tendency. This is consistent with theoretical predictions that the exchange of an object with unnatural parity contributes to exclusive $\rho^0$ electroproduction by transverse photons. The photoabsorption asymmetry on the deuteron is found to be consistent with zero. Double-spin asymmetries in $\rho^0$ and $\phi $ meson electroproduction by quasi-real photons were also found to be consistent with zero: the asymmetry in the case of the $\phi$ meson is compatible with a theoretical prediction which involves $s\bar{s}$ knockout from the nucleon.

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The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for exclusive RHO0 production.

The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for exclusive PHI electroproduction.

The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for electroproduction of RHO0 mesons by quasi-real photons.

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The Q**2-dependence of the generalised Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integral for the deuteron, proton and neutron.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akopov, Z. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 26 (2003) 527-538, 2003.
Inspire Record 600098 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.45286

The Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule connects the anomalous contribution to the magnetic moment of the target nucleus with an energy-weighted integral of the difference of the helicity-dependent photoabsorption cross sections. The data collected by HERMES with a deuterium target are presented together with a re-analysis of previous measurements on the proton. This provides a measurement of the generalised GDH integral covering simultaneously the nucleon-resonance and the deep inelastic scattering regions. The contribution of the nucleon-resonance region is seen to decrease rapidly with increasing $Q^2$. The DIS contribution is sizeable over the full measured range, even down to the lowest measured $Q^2$. As expected, at higher $Q^2$ the data are found to be in agreement with previous measurements of the first moment of $g_1$. From data on the deuteron and proton, the GDH integral for the neutron has been derived and the proton--neutron difference evaluated. This difference is found to satisfy the fundamental Bjorken sum rule at $Q^2 = 5$ GeV$^2$.

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The value of the GDH integral, as a function of Q**2 , for the deuteron in three W**2 regions, the total ( > 1 GeV**2), the nucleon resonance ( 1 to 4.2 GeV**2) and the DIS (4.2 to 45 GeV**2).

The value of the GDH integral, as a function of Q**2 , for the proton in three W**2 regions, the total ( > 1 GeV**2), the nucleon resonance ( 1 to 4.2 GeV**2) and the DIS (4.2 to 45 GeV**2).

The value of the GDH integral, as a function of Q**2 , for the neutron in three W**2 regions, the total ( > 1 GeV**2), the nucleon resonance ( 1 to 4.2 GeV**2) and the DIS (4.2 to 45 GeV**2).

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Multiplicity of charged and neutral pions in deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5-GeV positrons on hydrogen.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akopov, Z. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 21 (2001) 599-606, 2001.
Inspire Record 554660 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.46860

Measurements of the individual multiplicities of pi+, pi- and pi0 produced in the deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen are presented. The average charged pion multiplicity is the same as for neutral pions, up to approximately z= 0.7, where z is the fraction of the energy transferred in the scattering process carried by the pion. This result (below z= 0.7) is consistent with isospin invariance. The total energy fraction associated with charged and neutral pions is 0.51 +/- 0.01 (stat.) +/- 0.08 (syst.) and 0.26 +/- 0.01 (stat.) +/- 0.04 (syst.), respectively. For fixed z, the measured multiplicities depend on both the negative squared four momentum transfer Q^2 and the Bjorken variable x. The observed dependence on Q^2 agrees qualitatively with the expected behaviour based on NLO-QCD evolution, while the dependence on x is consistent with that of previous data after corrections have been made for the expected Q^2-dependence.

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The measured PI0 multiplicity. Additional 9 PCT systematic error.

The measured multiplicity for charged pions, individually and the average. Additional 7 PCT systematic error.

The charged pion multiplicity as a function of x for four different z regions.

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Double spin asymmetry in the cross section for exclusive rho0 production in lepton proton scattering.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akopov, Z. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 513 (2001) 301-310, 2001.
Inspire Record 553236 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.46781

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The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for exclusive RHO0 production.

The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for exclusive RHO0 production as a function of Q**2.

The photoabsorption asymmetry A1 for exclusive RHO0 production as a function of W.

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The Q**2-dependence of the generalised Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integral for the proton.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akushevich, I. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 494 (2000) 1-8, 2000.
Inspire Record 531949 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.46913

The dependence on Q^2 (the negative square of the 4-momentum of the exchanged virtual photon) of the generalised Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integral for the proton has been measured in the range 1.2 GeV^2 < Q^2 < 12 GeV^2 by scattering longitudinally polarised positrons on a longitudinally polarised hydrogen gas target. The contributions of the nucleon-resonance and deep-inelastic regions to this integral have been evaluated separately. The latter has been found to dominate for Q^2 > 3 GeV^2, while both contributions are important at low Q^2. The total integral shows no significant deviation from a 1/Q^2 behaviour in the measured Q^2 range, and thus no sign of large effects due to either nucleon-resonance excitations or non-leading twist.

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The GDH integral as a function of Q2 in the resonance region (W**2 = 1 to 4.2 GeV**2), the measured region (W**2=4.2 to 45 GeV**2), and the total region (W**2= 1 to 45 GeV**2).


Exclusive leptoproduction of rho0 mesons from hydrogen at intermediate virtual photon energies.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akushevich, I. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 17 (2000) 389-398, 2000.
Inspire Record 526550 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47010

Measurements of the cross section for exclusive virtual-photoproduction of rho^0 mesons from hydrogen are reported. The data were collected by the HERMES experiment using 27.5 GeV positrons incident on a hydrogen gas target in the HERA storage ring. The invariant mass W of the photon-nucleon system ranges from 4.0 to 6.0 GeV, while the negative squared four-momentum Q^2 of the virtual photon varies from 0.7 to 5.0 GeV^2. The present data together with most of the previous data at W > 4 GeV are well described by a model that infers the W-dependence of the cross section from the dependence on the Bjorken scaling variable x of the unpolarized structure function for deep-inelastic scattering. In addition, a model calculation based on Off-Forward Parton Distributions gives a fairly good account of the longitudinal component of the rho^0 production cross section for Q^2 > 2 GeV^2.

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Cross sections are corrected for radiative effects (which typically amount s to 18 PCT).

Longitudinal cross sections. The listed uncertainties include both the total error on the measured RHO0 photoproduction cross sections and the error on theparametrization of R for W<7 GeV.


Determination of the deep inelastic contribution to the generalised Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integral for the proton and neutron.

The HERMES collaboration Ackerstaff, K. ; Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 444 (1998) 531-538, 1998.
Inspire Record 476388 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.44128

The virtual photon absorption cross section differences [sigma_1/2-sigma_3/2] for the proton and neutron have been determined from measurements of polarised cross section asymmetries in deep inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV longitudinally polarised positrons from polarised 1H and 3He internal gas targets. The data were collected in the region above the nucleon resonances in the kinematic range nu < 23.5 GeV and 0.8 GeV**2 < Q**2 < 12 GeV**2. For the proton the contribution to the generalised Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integral was found to be substantial and must be included for an accurate determination of the full integral. Furthermore the data are consistent with a QCD next-to-leading order fit based on previous deep inelastic scattering data. Therefore higher twist effects do not appear significant.

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Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for proton as a function of Q2.

Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for neutron as a function of Q2 (integral spans from Q2/2M to infinity instead of zero to infinity, see paper).

Cross section difference for the proton data. Statistical errors only.

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Measurement of the proton spin structure function g1(p) with a pure hydrogen target.

The HERMES collaboration Airapetian, A. ; Akopov, N. ; Akushevich, I. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 442 (1998) 484-492, 1998.
Inspire Record 473421 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.44220

A measurement of the proton spin structure function g1p(x,Q^2) in deep-inelastic scattering is presented. The data were taken with the 27.6 GeV longitudinally polarised positron beam at HERA incident on a longitudinally polarised pure hydrogen gas target internal to the storage ring. The kinematic range is 0.021<x<0.85 and 0.8 GeV^2<Q^2<20 GeV^2. The integral Int_{0.021}^{0.85} g1p(x)dx evaluated at Q0^2 of 2.5 GeV^2 is 0.122+/-0.003(stat.)+/-0.010(syst.).

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The second systematic errors listed for G1/F1 (G1) are the uncertainties concerning R (R and F2).

G1 evolved at Q2 = 2.5 GeV**2, assuming G1/F1 to be independent of Q2. The second systematic errors listed for are the uncertainties concerning R and F2.


Measurement of the neutron spin structure function g1(n) with a polarized He-3 internal target.

The HERMES collaboration Ackerstaff, K. ; Airapetian, A. ; Akushevich, I. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 404 (1997) 383-389, 1997.
Inspire Record 440904 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.44586

Results are reported from the HERMES experiment at HERA on a measurement of the neutron spin structure function $g_1~n(x,Q~2)$ in deep inelastic scattering using 27.5 GeV longitudinally polarized positrons incident on a polarized $~3$He internal gas target. The data cover the kinematic range $0.023<x<0.6$ and $1 (GeV/c)~2 < Q~2 <15 (GeV/c)~2$. The integral $\int_{0.023}~{0.6} g_1~n(x) dx$ evaluated at a fixed $Q~2$ of $2.5 (GeV/c)~2$ is $-0.034\pm 0.013(stat.)\pm 0.005(syst.)$. Assuming Regge behavior at low $x$, the first moment $\Gamma_1~n=\int_0~1 g_1~n(x) dx$ is $-0.037\pm 0.013(stat.)\pm 0.005(syst.)\pm 0.006(extrapol.)$.

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Data extrapolated to full x region. Second systematic error is the error on this extrapolation.