The Hermes Experiment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milner, Richard.

Contributor:

Steffens, Erhard.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Matter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages)

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Quest to Understand the Fundamental Structure of Matter

1.1 Structure of Matter

1.1.1 Atoms: The building blocks of matter

1.1.2 Mysterious quantum world

1.1.3 Standard Model of physics

1.1.3.1 Gravity

1.1.3.2 Electricity and magnetism

1.1.3.3 Weak force

1.1.3.4 Strong force

1.2 Spin: Provider of Order and Structure to the Universe

1.3 Modern View of the Proton

1.4 Experimental Methods to Study the Fundamental Structure of Matter

1.5 Experimental Study of the Quark and Gluon Structure of Matter

2. The Proton's Spin

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Origins of Spin

2.3 Quarks Arrive

2.4 Challenges to Experimental Study of Spin

2.4.1 Polarized electron sources

2.4.2 Polarized proton targets

2.5 First Experiments to Study the Proton's Spin Structure

2.6 The Proton Spin Crisis

2.7 Where Do the Proton and Neutron Really Get Their Spin?

3. HERMES: A New Way to Study the Origin of Proton and Neutron Spin

3.1 Overview

3.2 North American Origin of HERMES

3.2.1 Context

3.2.2 1987: SLAC internal target workshop and first contacts with DESY

3.3 European Origin of HERMES

3.3.1 Surprising results from EMC

3.3.2 Early years in Hamburg

3.3.3 Particle physics in Europe in the 1980s

3.4 1988: HERMES is Born

3.5 Conceptual Description of the HERMES Experiment

3.6 Development of Polarized Internal Gas Targets

3.6.1 Polarized neutron (3He) target

3.6.2 Polarized hydrogen/deuterium target

3.7 Polarized Electrons in the HERA Electron Ring

4. Realizing the HERMES Experiment

4.1 1989-1992: HERMES is Realized

4.2 Funding the HERMES Experiment

4.3 Groups at DESY Relevant for HERMES

4.3.1 MEA group

4.3.2 Machine department with HERA operations crew

4.4 Wagner Meetings

4.5 Design and Construction of the HERMES Experiment in the HERA East Hall

4.5.1 Infrastructure at the HERA east hall

4.5.2 Preparation and installation of the detector components

4.6 HERMES Running I: 1995-2000 with Longitudinal Target Spin

4.6.1 Installation and commissioning of the HERMES experiment with the polarized 3He target

4.6.2 Installation and running of the hydrogen and deuterium (H/D) target

4.6.3 Evolution of the HERMES spectrometer 1996-2000 and running

4.6.3.1 Dual RICH detector

4.6.3.2 Recoil detector

4.6.3.3 Charm upgrade

4.7 HERMES Run II, 2001-2007

4.7.1 HERA machine upgrade and impact on HERMES

4.7.2 Implementation and running with transverse hydrogen spin

5. HERMES Scientific Output

5.1 Overview

5.2 Target Spin Along Beam Direction

5.2.1 Detecting only scattered electron

5.2.2 Detecting the struck quark

5.3 Detecting Photons

5.4 Target Spin Transverse to Beam Direction

5.5 What about Nuclei?

5.6 Role of Theory

5.7 Scientific Impact of the HERMES Experiment

6. Building on the Legacy of HERMES

6.1 Introduction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

6.2 SLAC End Station A Experiments.

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Print version: Milner, Richard Hermes Experiment, The: A Personal Story

ISBN:

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9789811215346

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99987649509

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