Precision measurements of $g_1$ of the proton and the deuteron with 6 GeV electrons

The CLAS collaboration Prok, Y. ; Bosted, P. ; Kvaltine, N. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 90 (2014) 025212, 2014.
Inspire Record 1292133 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.64411

The inclusive polarized structure functions of the proton and deuteron, g1p and g1d, were measured with high statistical precision using polarized 6 GeV electrons incident on a polarized ammonia target in Hall B at Jefferson Laboratory. Electrons scattered at lab angles between 18 and 45 degrees were detected using the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS). For the usual DIS kinematics, Q^2>1 GeV^2 and the final-state invariant mass W>2 GeV, the ratio of polarized to unpolarized structure functions g1/F1 is found to be nearly independent of Q^2 at fixed x. Significant resonant structure is apparent at values of W up to 2.3 GeV. In the framework of perturbative QCD, the high-W results can be used to better constrain the polarization of quarks and gluons in the nucleon, as well as high-twist contributions.

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Results for G1(P)/F1(P) for the proton in bins of (XB;Q**2), along with average kinematic values and correction factors for each bin. All values are averaged over the event distribution.

Results for G1(DEUT)/F1(DEUT) for the deuteron in bins of (XB;Q**2), along with average kinematic values and correction factors for each bin. All values are averaged over the event distribution.

Results for G1(P)/F1(P) for the proton in bins of (W;Q**2), along with average kinematic values and correction factors for each bin. All values are averaged over the event distribution.

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Measurement of the Nucleon Structure Function F2 in the Nuclear Medium and Evaluation of its Moments

The CLAS collaboration Osipenko, M. ; Ricco, G. ; Simula, S. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 845 (2010) 1-32, 2010.
Inspire Record 846170 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55369

We report on the measurement of inclusive electron scattering off a carbon target performed with CLAS at Jefferson Laboratory. A combination of three different beam energies 1.161, 2.261 and 4.461 GeV allowed us to reach an invariant mass of the final-state hadronic system W~2.4 GeV with four-momentum transfers Q2 ranging from 0.2 to 5 GeV2. These data, together with previous measurements of the inclusive electron scattering off proton and deuteron, which cover a similar continuous two-dimensional region of Q2 and Bjorken variable x, permit the study of nuclear modifications of the nucleon structure. By using these, as well as other world data, we evaluated the F2 structure function and its moments. Using an OPE-based twist expansion, we studied the Q2-evolution of the moments, obtaining a separation of the leading-twist and the total higher-twist terms. The carbon-to-deuteron ratio of the leading-twist contributions to the F2 moments exhibits the well known EMC effect, compatible with that discovered previously in x-space. The total higher-twist term in the carbon nucleus appears, although with large systematic uncertainites, to be smaller with respect to the deuteron case for n<7, suggesting partial parton deconfinement in nuclear matter. We speculate that the spatial extension of the nucleon is changed when it is immersed in the nuclear medium.

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F2 measurements for a Q**2 of 0.175 GeV**2.

F2 measurements for a Q**2 of 0.225 GeV**2.

F2 measurements for a Q**2 of 0.275 GeV**2.

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Differential cross section of gamma n to K+ Sigma- on bound neutrons with incident photons from 1.1 to 3.6 GeV

The CLAS collaboration Pereira, S.Anefalos ; Mirazita, M. ; Rossi, P. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 688 (2010) 289-293, 2010.
Inspire Record 841145 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.38239

Differential cross sections of the reaction gamma d to K+ Sigma- (p) have been measured with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab using incident photons with energies between 1.1 and 3.6 GeV. This is the first complete set of strangeness photoproduction data on the neutron covering a broad angular range. At energies close to threshold and up to E_gamma ~ 1.8 GeV, the shape of the angular distribution is suggestive of the presence of s-channel production mechanisms. For E_gamma > 1.8 GeV, a clear forward peak appears and becomes more prominent as the photon energy increases, suggesting contributions from t-channel production mechanisms. These data can be used to constrain future analysis of this reaction.

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Differential cross section for the reaction GAMMA DEUT --> K+ SIGMA-(P) at incident photon energy 1.15 GeV.. Errors contain both statistics and systematics.

Differential cross section for the reaction GAMMA DEUT --> K+ SIGMA-(P) at incident photon energy 1.25 GeV.. Errors contain both statistics and systematics.

Differential cross section for the reaction GAMMA DEUT --> K+ SIGMA-(P) at incident photon energy 1.35 GeV.. Errors contain both statistics and systematics.

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Differential cross sections for the reactions gamma p-> p eta and gamma p -> p eta-prime

The CLAS collaboration Williams, M. ; Krahn, Z. ; Applegate, D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 80 (2009) 045213, 2009.
Inspire Record 830257 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52983

High-statistics differential cross sections for the reactions gamma p -> p eta and gamma p -> p eta-prime have been measured using the CLAS at Jefferson Lab for center-of-mass energies from near threshold up to 2.84 GeV. The eta-prime results are the most precise to date and provide the largest energy and angular coverage. The eta measurements extend the energy range of the world's large-angle results by approximately 300 MeV. These new data, in particular the eta-prime measurements, are likely to help constrain the analyses being performed to search for new baryon resonance states.

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Differential cross sections and spin density matrix elements for the reaction $\gamma p \to p \omega$

The CLAS collaboration Williams, M. ; Applegate, D. ; Bellis, M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 80 (2009) 065208, 2009.
Inspire Record 829180 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52667

High-statistics differential cross sections and spin density matrix elements for the reaction $\gamma p \to p \omega$ have been measured using the CLAS at Jefferson Lab for center-of-mass (CM) energies from threshold up to 2.84 GeV. Results are reported in 112 10-MeV wide CM energy bins, each subdivided into $\cos{\theta_{CM}^{\omega}}$ bins of width 0.1. These are the most precise and extensive $\omega$ photoproduction measurements to date. A number of prominent structures are clearly present in the data. Many of these have not previously been observed due to limited statistics in earlier measurements.

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Differential cross section for the W range 1.72 to 1.73 GeV.

Differential cross section for the W range 1.73 to 1.74 GeV.

Differential cross section for the W range 1.74 to 1.75 GeV.

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Photoproduction of $\pi^+ \pi^-$ meson pairs on the proton

The CLAS collaboration Battaglieri, M. ; De Vita, R. ; Szczepaniak, A.P. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 80 (2009) 072005, 2009.
Inspire Record 825040 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.74824

The exclusive reaction $\gamma p \to p \pi^+ \pi^-$ was studied in the photon energy range 3.0 - 3.8 GeV and momentum transfer range $0.4<-t<1.0$ GeV$^2$. Data were collected with the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. In this kinematic range the integrated luminosity was about 20 pb$^{-1}$. The reaction was isolated by detecting the $\pi^+$ and proton in CLAS, and reconstructing the $\pi^-$ via the missing-mass technique. Moments of the di-pion decay angular distributions were derived from the experimental data. Differential cross sections for the $S$, $P$, and $D$-waves in the $M_{\pi^+\pi^-}$ mass range $0.4-1.4$ GeV were derived performing a partial wave expansion of the extracted moments. Besides the dominant contribution of the $\rho(770)$ meson in the $P$-wave, evidence for the $f_0(980)$ and the $f_2(1270)$ mesons was found in the $S$ and $D$-waves, respectively. The differential production cross sections $d\sigma/dt$ for individual waves in the mass range of the above-mentioned mesons were extracted. This is the first time the $f_0(980)$ has been measured in a photoproduction experiment.

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Moments YLM(LM=00) of the di-pion angular distribution for -T.

Moments YLM(LM=00) of the di-pion angular distribution for -T.

Moments YLM(LM=00) of the di-pion angular distribution for -T.

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Electroproduction of $\phi(1020)$ mesons at $1.4\leq Q^2\leq$ 3.8 GeV$^2$ measured with the CLAS spectrometer

The CLAS collaboration Santoro, J.P. ; Smith, E.S. ; Garc con, M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 78 (2008) 025210, 2008.
Inspire Record 781974 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50913

Electroproduction of exclusive $\phi$ vector mesons has been studied with the CLAS detector in the kinematical range $1.6\leq Q^2\leq 3.8$ GeV$^{2}$, $0.0\leq t^{\prime}\leq 3.6$ GeV$^{2}$, and $2.0\leq W\leq 3.0$ GeV. The scaling exponent for the total cross section as $1/(Q^2+M_{\phi}^2)^n$ was determined to be $n=2.49\pm 0.33$. The slope of the four-momentum transfer $t'$ distribution is $b_{\phi}=0.98 \pm 0.17$ GeV$^{-2}$. The data are consistent with the assumption of s-channel helicity conservation (SCHC). Under this assumption, we determine the ratio of longitudinal to transverse cross sections to be $R=0.86 \pm 0.24$. A 2-gluon exchange model is able to reproduce the main features of the data.

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Axis error includes +- 18.6/18.6 contribution.

Axis error includes +- 18.6/18.6 contribution.

Axis error includes +- 18.6/18.6 contribution.

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Measurement of the $x$- and $Q^2$-Dependence of the Asymmetry $A_1$ on the Nucleon

The CLAS collaboration Dharmawardane, K.V. ; Kuhn, S.E. ; Bosted, Peter E. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 641 (2006) 11-17, 2006.
Inspire Record 717523 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6726

We report results for the virtual photon asymmetry $A_1$ on the nucleon from new Jefferson Lab measurements. The experiment, which used the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer and longitudinally polarized proton ($^{15}$NH$_3$) and deuteron ($^{15}$ND$_3$) targets, collected data with a longitudinally polarized electron beam at energies between 1.6 GeV and 5.7 GeV. In the present paper, we concentrate on our results for $A_1(x,Q^2)$ and the related ratio $g_1/F_1(x,Q^2)$ in the resonance and the deep inelastic regions for our lowest and highest beam energies, covering a range in momentum transfer $Q^2$ from 0.05 to 5.0 GeV$^2$ and in final-state invariant mass $W$ up to about 3 GeV. Our data show detailed structure in the resonance region, which leads to a strong $Q^2$--dependence of $A_1(x,Q^2)$ for $W$ below 2 GeV. At higher $W$, a smooth approach to the scaling limit, established by earlier experiments, can be seen, but $A_1(x,Q^2)$ is not strictly $Q^2$--independent. We add significantly to the world data set at high $x$, up to $x = 0.6$. Our data exceed the SU(6)-symmetric quark model expectation for both the proton and the deuteron while being consistent with a negative $d$-quark polarization up to our highest $x$. This data setshould improve next-to-leading order (NLO) pQCD fits of the parton polarization distributions.

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A1 and g1/F1 for the P target at incident energy 1.6000 GeV and W = 1.1300 GeV.

A1 and g1/F1 for the P target at incident energy 1.6000 GeV and W = 1.1500 GeV.

A1 and g1/F1 for the P target at incident energy 1.6000 GeV and W = 1.1700 GeV.

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Single pi+ electroproduction on the proton in the first and second resonance regions at 0.25-GeV**2 < Q**2 < 0.65-GeV**2 using CLAS.

The CLAS collaboration Egiyan, H. ; Aznauryan, I.G. ; Burkert, V.D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 73 (2006) 025204, 2006.
Inspire Record 707883 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6748

The ep -> e'pi^+n reaction was studied in the first and second nucleon resonance regions in the 0.25 GeV^2 < Q^2 < 0.65 GeV^2 range using the CLAS detector at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. For the first time the absolute cross sections were measured covering nearly the full angular range in the hadronic center-of-mass frame. The structure functions sigma_TL, sigma_TT and the linear combination sigma_T+epsilon*sigma_L were extracted by fitting the phi-dependence of the measured cross sections, and were compared to the MAID and Sato-Lee models.

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Structure functions for Q**2 = 0.30 GeV**2 and W = 1.11 GeV.

Structure functions for Q**2 = 0.30 GeV**2 and W = 1.13 GeV.

Structure functions for Q**2 = 0.30 GeV**2 and W = 1.15 GeV.

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eta' photoproduction on the proton for photon energies from 1.527-GeV to 2.227-GeV.

The CLAS collaboration Dugger, M. ; Ball, J.P. ; Collins, P. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 96 (2006) 062001, 2006.
Inspire Record 700399 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31553

Differential cross sections for the reaction gamma p -> eta-prime p have been measured with the CLAS spectrometer and a tagged photon beam with energies from 1.527 to 2.227 GeV. The results reported here possess much greater accuracy than previous measurements. Analyses of these data indicate for the first time the coupling of the etaprime N channel to both the S_11(1535) and P_11(1710) resonances, known to couple strongly to the eta N channel in photoproduction on the proton, and the importance of j=3/2 resonances in the process.

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Differential cross sections for ETAPRIME photoproduction on the proton at photon energies 1.527, 1.577 and 1.627 GeV. The errors shown are combined statistical and systematic.

Differential cross sections for ETAPRIME photoproduction on the proton at photon energies 1.677, 1.728 and 1.779 GeV. The errors shown are combined statistical and systematic.

Differential cross sections for ETAPRIME photoproduction on the proton at photon energies 1.829, 1.879 and 1.930 GeV. The errors shown are combined statistical and systematic.

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