The SMC muon-electron elastic scattering polarimeter

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dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Jabus B.en_US
dc.creatorCranshaw, Jack Marken_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:21:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:21:17Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Spin Muon Collaboration was formed to measure the spin dependent structure function $g\sb1$ of both the proton and the neutron. This was done by scattering polarized muons off of polarized protons or deuterons. The results provided a test of three sum rules: the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule for the proton, the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule for the neutron, and the Bjorken sum rule. Two polarimeters were used to measure the beam polarization. The polarimeter discussed in this thesis used elastic scattering from polarized electrons to measure the muon beam polarization. It gave a result in agreement with both the previous measurement using muon decay and a simulation of the beamline. These measurements helped reduce the systematic error on the measurement and improve the measurements of the sum rules. The results from the experiment showed that both Ellis-Jaffe sum rules were violated while the Bjorken sum rule was confirmed.en_US
dc.format.extent81 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 1995 CRANSHAWen_US
dc.identifier.citationCranshaw, Jack Mark. "The SMC muon-electron elastic scattering polarimeter." (1995) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16808">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16808</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/16808en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectParticle physicsen_US
dc.subjectElementary particlesen_US
dc.subjectHigh energy physicsen_US
dc.titleThe SMC muon-electron elastic scattering polarimeteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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