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Single and double spin asymmetries for deeply virtual Compton scattering measured with CLAS and a longitudinally polarized proton target

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2015-03-25 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Single-beam, single-target, and double-spin asymmetries for hard exclusive photon production on the proton epepγ\vec{e}\vec{p} \to e' p'\gamma are presented. The data were taken at Jefferson Lab using the CLAS detector and a longitudinally polarized 14{}^{14}NH3_3 target. The three asymmetries were measured in 165 4-dimensional kinematic bins, covering the widest kinematic range ever explored simultaneously for beam and target-polarization observables in the valence quark region. The kinematic dependences of the obtained asymmetries are discussed and compared to the predictions of models of Generalized Parton Distributions. The measurement of three DVCS spin observables at the same kinematic points allows a quasi-model-independent extraction of the imaginary parts of the HH and H~\tilde{H} Compton Form Factors, which give insight into the electric and axial charge distributions of valence quarks in the proton.

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@article{arxiv.1501.07052,
  title  = {Single and double spin asymmetries for deeply virtual Compton scattering measured with CLAS and a longitudinally polarized proton target},
  author = {S. Pisano and A. Biselli and S. Niccolai and E. Seder and M. Guidal and M. Mirazita and the CLAS Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.07052},
  year   = {2015}
}

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28 pages, 25 figures