The spin-dependent structure function g1(x) of the proton from polarized deep-inelastic muon scattering.

The Spin Muon (SMC) collaboration Adeva, B. ; Arik, E. ; Arvidson, A. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 412 (1997) 414-424, 1997.
Inspire Record 448371 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47369

We present a new measurement of the virtual photon proton asymmetry A 1 p from deep inelastic scattering of polarized muons on polarized protons in the kinematic range 0.0008 < x < 0.7 and 0.2 < Q 2 < 100 GeV 2 . With this, the statistical uncertainty of our measurement has improved by a factor of 2 compared to our previous measurements. The spin-dependent structure function g 1 p is determined for the data with Q 2 > 1 GeV 2 . A perturbative QCD evolution in next-to-leading order is used to determine g 1 p ( x ) at a constant Q 2 . At Q 2 = 10 GeV 2 we find, in the measured range, ∫ 0.003 0.7 g 1 P (x) d x=0.139±0.006 ( stat ) ±0.008 ( syst ) ±0.006( evol ) . The value of the first moment Г 1 P = ∫ 0 1 g 1 p (x) d x of g 1 p depends on the approach used to describe the behaviour of g 1 p at low x . We find that the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule is violated. With our published result for Γ 1 d we confirm the Bjorken sum rule with an accuracy of ≈ 15% at the one standard deviation level.

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The virtual photon proton asymmetries. Only statistical errors are given.

The virtual photon proton asymmetries A1 and the spin dependent structure function G1.

The spindependent tructure function G1 evolved to Q2 = 10 GEV**2.. The second DSYS for this indicates the uncertainty in the QCD evolution.

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Spin asymmetry in muon - proton deep inelastic scattering on a transversely polarized target

The Spin Muon (SMC) collaboration Adams, D. ; Adeva, B. ; Arik, E. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 336 (1994) 125-130, 1994.
Inspire Record 375478 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48344

We measured the spin asymmetry in the scattering of 100 GeV longitudinally-polarized muons on transversely polarized protons. The asymmetry was found to be compatible with zero in the kinematic range $0.006<x<0.6$, $1<Q~2<30\,\mbox{GeV}~2$. {}From this result we derive the upper limits for the virtual photon--proton asymmetry $A_2$, and for the spin structure function $g_2$. For $x<0.15$, $A_2$ is significantly smaller than its positivity limit $\sqrt{R}$.

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Nucleon spin structure function g2.