Published 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Measuring two-hadron azimuthal asymmetries on a longitudinally polarized proton target

Description

In recent years, measuring azimuthal asymmetries on polarized targets emerged as a powerful tool to investigate the nucleon spin structure, one of the main goals of the COMPASS physics program. COMPASS is a fixed target experiment, located at the SPS/CERN and is characterized by a two-stage spectrometer with large acceptance and excellent particle identification. By scattering a tertiary longitudinally polarized μ+ beam on a transversely or longitudinally polarized ammonia target, it suits the experimental requirements for asymmetry measurements. Two-hadron azimuthal asymmetries were already studied at COMPASS using transversely polarized protons. In this talk we present first measurements of two-hadron azimuthal asymmetries scattering a 160 GeV/c, respectively 200 GeV/c, μ+ beam off longitudinally polarized protons.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Heidelberg 2015 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 50(4)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
DPG Spring meeting of the section on atomic, molecular, and plasma physics and quantum optics (SAMOP) together with the divisions hadronic and nuclear physics, environmental physics and working groups industry business, young DPG
Dates
23-27 Mar 2015
Place
Heidelberg (Germany)

Optional Information

Notes
Session: HK 19.3 Mo 18:00; No further information available
Collaborations
COMPASS collaboration