Published February 3, 1997 | Version v1
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Measurement of the Proton and Deuteron Spin Structure Function g1 in the Resonance Region

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We have measured the proton and deuteron spin structure functions g1p and g1d in the region of the nucleon resonances for W2 < 5 GeV2 and Q2 ≅ 0.5 and Q2 ≅ 1.2 GeV2 by inelastically scattering 9.7 GeV polarized electrons off polarized 15NH3 and 15ND3 targets. We observe significant structure in g1p in the resonance region. We have used the present results, together with the deep-inelastic data at higher W2, to extract Γ(Q2) (triplebond) ∫01 g1(x,Q2) dx. This is the first information on the low-Q2 evolution of Gamma toward the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn limit at Q2 = 0

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
78
Journal Page Range
133.6 Kilobytes
ISSN
0031-9007

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
36040228
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DEUTERONS; ELECTRONS; NUCLEONS; PROTONS; RESONANCE; SCATTERING; SPIN; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS; TARGETS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; LEPTONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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