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Meson spectroscopy with COMPASS

The COMPASS fixed-target experiment at CERN SPS is dedicated to the study of hadron structure and dynamics. In the physics programme using hadron beams, the focus is on the detection of new states, in particular the search for $J^{PC}$…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 Frank Nerling

A new measurement of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries on a transversely polarised deuteron target

New high precision measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of muons on a transversely polarised 6LiD target are presented. The data were taken in 2003 and 2004 with the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 Compass , : , E. S. Ageev

Nucleon Transverse Structure at COMPASS

COMPASS is a fixed target experiment at CERN. Part of its physics programme is dedicated to study the transverse spin and the transverse momentum structure of the nucleon using SIDIS. For these measurements, data have been collected using…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2014-12-16 Nour Makke

Transverse Spin Structure of the Nucleon from COMPASS

The measurement of transverse spin effects in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering is an important part of the COMPASS physics program. In the years 2002-2004 data were taken by scattering a 160 GeV muon beam on a transversely polarized…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 C. Schill

High-statistics measurement of Collins and Sivers asymmetries for transversely polarised deuterons

New results are presented on a high-statistics measurement of Collins and Sivers asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in deep inelastic scattering of muons on a transversely polarised $^6$LiD target. The data were taken in 2022 with the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-01-02 G. D. Alexeev , M. G. Alexeev , C. Alice , A. Amoroso , V. Andrieux , V. Anosov , S. Asatryan , K. Augsten , W. Augustyniak , C. D. R. Azevedo , B. Badelek , J. Barth , R. Beck , J. Beckers , Y. Bedfer , J. Bernhard , M. Bodlak , F. Bradamante , A. Bressan , W. -C. Chang , C. Chatterjee , M. Chiosso , A. G. Chumakov , S. -U. Chung , A. Cicuttin , P. M. M. Correia , M. L. Crespo , D. D'Ago , S. Dalla Torre , S. S. Dasgupta , S. Dasgupta , F. Delcarro , I. Denisenko , O. Yu. Denisov , S. V. Donskov , N. Doshita , Ch. Dreisbach , W. Dunnweber , R. R. Dusaev , D. Ecker , D. Eremeev , P. Faccioli , M. Faessler , M. Finger , M. Finger , H. Fischer , K. J. Flothner , W. Florian , J. M. Friedrich , V. Frolov , L. G. Garcia Ordonez , F. Gautheron , O. P. Gavrichtchouk , S. Gerassimov , J. Giarra , D. Giordano , A. Grasso , A. Gridin , M. Grosse Perdekamp , B. Grube , M. Gruner , A. Guskov , P. Haas , D. von Harrach , M. Hoffmann , A. Hoghmrtsyan , N. d'Hose , C. -Y. Hsieh , S. Huber , S. Ishimoto , A. Ivanov , T. Iwata , V. Jary , R. Joosten , E. Kabuss , F. Kaspar , A. Kerbizi , B. Ketzer , A. Khatun , G. V. Khaustov , T. Klasek , F. Klein , J. H. Koivuniemi , V. N. Kolosov , K. Kondo Horikawa , I. Konorov , V. F. Konstantinov , A. Yu. Korzenev , A. M. Kotzinian , O. M. Kouznetsov , A. Koval , Z. Kral , F. Krinner , F. Kunne , K. Kurek , R. P. Kurjata , A. Kveton , K. Lavickova , S. Levorato , Y. -S. Lian , J. Lichtenstadt , P. -J. Lin , R. Longo , V. E. Lyubovitskij , A. Maggiora , A. Magnon , N. Makke , G. K. Mallot , A. Maltsev , A. Martin , J. Marzec , J. Matousek , T. Matsuda , G. Mattson , C. Menezes Pires , F. Metzger , M. Meyer , W. Meyer , Yu. V. Mikhailov , M. Mikhasenko , E. Mitrofanov , D. Miura , Y. Miyachi , R. Molina , A. Moretti , A. Movsisyan , A. Nagaytsev , D. Neyret , M. Niemiec , J. Novy , W. -D. Nowak , G. Nukazuka , A. G. Olshevsky , M. Ostrick , D. Panzieri , B. Parsamyan , S. Paul , H. Pekeler , J. -C. Peng , M. Pesek , D. V. Peshekhonov , M. Peskova , S. Platchkov , J. Pochodzalla , V. A. Polyakov , M. Quaresma , C. Quintans , G. Reicherz , C. Riedl , D. I. Ryabchikov , A. Rychter , A. Rymbekova , V. D. Samoylenko , A. Sandacz , S. Sarkar , I. A. Savin , G. Sbrizzai , H. Schmieden , A. Selyunin , K. Sharko , L. Sinha , D. Spulbeck , A. Srnka , M. Stolarski , M. Sulc , H. Suzuki , Y. Takanashi , S. Tessaro , F. Tessarotto , A. Thiel , F. Tosello , A. Townsend , T. Triloki , V. Tskhay , B. Valinoti , B. M. Veit , J. F. C. A. Veloso , B. Ventura , A. Vijayakumar , M. Virius , M. Wagner , S. Wallner , K. Zaremba , M. Zavertyaev , M. Zemko , E. Zemlyanichkina , M. Ziembicki

The future SIDIS measurement on transversely polarized deuterons by the COMPASS Collaboration

Since 2005, measurements of Collins and Sivers asymmetries from the HERMES and COMPASS experiments have allowed to assess that the transversity and the Sivers PDFs are different from zero and measurable in semi-inclusive DIS on transversely…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-12-19 F. Bradamante

COMPASS Results on Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries

New results on single spin asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of muons on a transversely polarised LiD target are presented. The data were taken in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 with the COMPASS…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 Anna Martin

Hard Quasi-real Photo-production of Charged Hadrons at COMPASS energies

The Common Muon Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) at CERN with its use of beams of naturally polarized muons scattered of a polarized deuteron target, provides an environment of hard scattering between quasi-real…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Astrid Morréale

The COMPASS spin physics program

One of the main aims of the COMPASS experiment at CERN is the study of the spin structure of the nucleon and in particular the determination of the gluon polarization in the nucleon. We present some new results of 2002-2003 data analysis.…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2013-05-29 S. Panebianco

The Recoil Proton Polarization: a new discriminative DVCS observable

Generalized parton distributions describe the correlations between the longitudinal momentum and the transverse position of quarks and gluons in a nucleon. They can be constrained by measuring photon leptoproduction observables, arising…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-01-23 Olga Bessidskaia Bylund , Maxime Defurne , Pierre A. M. Guichon

Measurement of longitudinal-target-polarization dependent azimuthal asymmetries in SIDIS at COMPASS experiment

Preliminary results obtained by the COMPASS experiment for longitudinal-spin-dependent azimuthal asymmetries in single-hadron muoproduction off protons are presented for the first time. The analysis was carried out on the full data sample…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-01-08 Bakur Parsamyan

The COMPASS Hadron Spectroscopy Programme

COMPASS is a fixed-target experiment at the CERN SPS for the investigation of the structure and the dynamics of hadrons. The experimental setup features a large acceptance and high momentum resolution spectrometer including particle…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 A. Austregesilo

Measurement of beam-polarized Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering observables with the CLAS12 detector at Jefferson Lab

In the context of nucleon structure studies, Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs) are crucial for understanding the correlation between the longitudinal momentum and the transverse position of partons inside the nucleon. A privileged…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-09-16 J. S. Alvarado , M. Hoballah , E. Voutier

The COMPASS Setup for Physics with Hadron Beams

The main characteristics of the COMPASS experimental setup for physics with hadron beams are described. This setup was designed to perform exclusive measurements of processes with several charged and/or neutral particles in the final state.…

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First measurement of transverse-spin-dependent azimuthal asymmetries in the Drell-Yan process

The COMPASS experiment at CERN, as part of its programme addresses the exploration of the transverse spin structure of the nucleon by measuring spin (in)dependent azimuthal asymmetries in semi-inclusive DIS and, recently, also in Drell-Yan…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-01-08 Bakur Parsamyan

Transverse Spin and Transverse Momentum Effects at COMPASS

The investigation of transverse spin and transverse momentum effects in deep inelastic scattering is one of the key physics programs of the COMPASS collaboration. In the years 2002-2004 COMPASS took data scattering 160 GeV muons on a…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 C. Schill

Polarized Drell-Yan at COMPASS-II: Transverse Spin Physics Program

Successful realization of polarized Drell-Yan physics program is one of the main goals of the second stage of the COMPASS experiment. Drell-Yan measurements with high energy (190 GeV/c) pion beam and transversely polarized NH3 target have…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-03-23 Bakur Parsamyan

Leading-order determination of the gluon polarisation from semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering data

Using a novel analysis technique, the gluon polarisation in the nucleon is re-evaluated using the longitudinal double-spin asymmetry measured in the cross section of semi-inclusive single-hadron muoproduction with photon virtuality…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-02-23 C. Adolph , M. Aghasyan , R. Akhunzyanov , M. G. Alexeev , G. D. Alexeev , A. Amoroso , V. Andrieux , N. V. Anfimov , V. Anosov , W. Augustyniak , A. Austregesilo , C. D. R. Azevedo , B. Badelek , F. Balestra , J. Barth , R. Beck , Y. Bedfer , J. Bernhard , K. Bicker , E. R. Bielert , R. Birsa , J. Bisplinghoff , M. Bodlak , M. Boer , P. Bordalo , F. Bradamante , C. Braun , A. Bressan , M. Buechele , W. -C. Chang , M. Chiosso , I. Choi , S. -U. Chung , A. Cicuttin , M. L. Crespo , Q. Curiel , S. Dalla Torre , S. S. Dasgupta , S. Dasgupta , O. Yu. Denisov , L. Dhara , S. V. Donskov , N. Doshita , V. Duic , W. Duennweber , M. Dziewiecki , A. Efremov , P. D. Eversheim , W. Eyrich , M. Faessler , A. Ferrero , M. Finger , M. Finger , H. Fischer , C. Franco , N. du Fresne von Hohenesche , J. M. Friedrich , V. Frolov , E. Fuchey , F. Gautheron , O. P. Gavrichtchouk , S. Gerassimov , F. Giordano , I. Gnesi , M. Gorzellik , S. Grabmueller , A. Grasso , M. Grosse Perdekamp , B. Grube , T. Grussenmeyer , A. Guskov , F. Haas , D. Hahne , D. von Harrach , R. Hashimoto , F. H. Heinsius , R. Heitz , F. Herrmann , F. Hinterberger , N. Horikawa , N. d'Hose , C. -Y. Hsieh , S. Huber , S. Ishimoto , A. Ivanov , Yu. Ivanshin , T. Iwata , R. Jahn , V. Jary , R. Joosten , P. Joerg , E. Kabuss , B. Ketzer , G. V. Khaustov , Yu. A. Khokhlov , Yu. Kisselev , F. Klein , K. Klimaszewski , J. H. Koivuniemi , V. N. Kolosov , K. Kondo , K. Koenigsmann , I. Konorov , V. F. Konstantinov , A. M. Kotzinian , O. M. Kouznetsov , M. Kraemer , P. Kremser , F. Krinner , Z. V. Kroumchtein , Y. Kulinich , F. Kunne , K. Kurek , R. P. Kurjata , A. A. Lednev , A. Lehmann , M. Levillain , S. Levorato , J. Lichtenstadt , R. Longo , A. Maggiora , A. Magnon , N. Makins , N. Makke , G. K. Mallot , C. Marchand , B. Marianski , A. Martin , J. Marzec , J. Matousek , H. Matsuda , T. Matsuda , G. V. Meshcheryakov , W. Meyer , T. Michigami , Yu. V. Mikhailov , M. Mikhasenko , Y. Miyachi , P. Montuenga , A. Nagaytsev , F. Nerling , D. Neyret , V. I. Nikolaenko , J. Novy , W. -D. Nowak , G. Nukazuka , A. S. Nunes , A. G. Olshevsky , I. Orlov , M. Ostrick , D. Panzieri , B. Parsamyan , S. Paul , J. -C. Peng , F. Pereira , M. Pesek , D. V. Peshekhonov , S. Platchkov , J. Pochodzalla , V. A. Polyakov , J. Pretz , M. Quaresma , C. Quintans , S. Ramos , C. Regali , G. Reicherz , C. Riedl , M. Roskot , N. S. Rossiyskaya , D. I. Ryabchikov , A. Rybnikov , A. Rychter , R. Salac , V. D. Samoylenko , A. Sandacz , C. Santos , S. Sarkar , I. A. Savin , T. Sawada , G. Sbrizzai , P. Schiavon , K. Schmidt , H. Schmieden , K. Schoenning , S. Schopferer , E. Seder , A. Selyunin , O. Yu. Shevchenko , L. Silva , L. Sinha , S. Sirtl , M. Slunecka , J. Smolik , F. Sozzi , A. Srnka , M. Stolarski , M. Sulc , H. Suzuki , A. Szabelski , T. Szameitat , P. Sznajder , S. Takekawa , M. Tasevsky , S. Tessaro , F. Tessarotto , F. Thibaud , F. Tosello , V. Tskhay , S. Uhl , J. Veloso , M. Virius , J. Vondra , T. Weisrock , M. Wilfert , J. ter Wolbeek , K. Zaremba , P. Zavada , M. Zavertyaev , E. Zemlyanichkina , M. Ziembicki , A. Zink

Single Spin Asymmetries at COMPASS with transverse target polarization

COMPASS is a fixed target experiment at CERN investigating the spin structure of the nucleon and performing hadron spectroscopy. The transverse spin structure of the nucleon is studied in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of 160…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 C. Schill

Transverse Spin Effects at COMPASS

The investigation of transverse spin and transverse momentum effects in deep inelastic scattering is one of the key physics programs of the COMPASS collaboration. In the years 2002-2004 COMPASS took data scattering 160 GeV muons on a…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2011-01-13 C. Schill