Exploring the Size of the Proton : by Means of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at CERN / by Philipp Jörg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jörg, Philipp., Author.

Series:

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear physics.

Heavy ions.

Mathematical physics.

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

Local Subjects:

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 230 p. 155 illus., 121 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

Summary:

This book is a rare jewel, describing fundamental research in a highly dynamic field of subatomic physics. It presents an overview of cross section measurements of deeply virtual Compton scattering. Understanding the structure of the proton is one of the most important challenges that physics faces today. A typical tool for experimentally accessing the internal structure of the proton is lepton–nucleon scattering. In particular, deeply virtual Compton scattering at large photon virtuality and small four-momentum transfer to the proton provides a tool for deriving a three-dimensional tomographic image of the proton. Using clear language, this book presents the highly complex procedure used to derive the momentum-dissected transverse size of the proton from a pioneering measurement taken at CERN. It describes in detail the foundations of the measurement and the data analysis, and includes exhaustive studies of potential systematic uncertainties, which could bias the result.

Contents:

Introduction

Theory

The COMPASS-II Experiment

The Kinematically Constrained Fit

The 2012 DVCS Data

Event Selection and Simulations

The Cross Section and its t-Dependence

Summary.

ISBN:

3-319-90290-3