e97-110: small angle gdh experimental status report
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E97-110: Small Angle GDHExperimental Status Report
Vincent SulkoskyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Hall A Collaboration MeetingDecember 9th, 2010
Introduction E97-110Precision measurement of the moments of
spin structure functions at low Q2, 0.02 to 0.24 GeV2 for the neutron (3He)
Covered an unmeasured region of kinematics to test theoretical calculations (Chiral Perturbation theory)
Complements data from experiment E94-010 covered region from 0.1 to 0.9 GeV2
Finalizing systematic uncertainties and first publication
Neutron Spin Polarizabilities
Experiment E97-110
Inclusive experiment:◦ Scattering angles of 6◦
and 9◦ ◦ Polarized electron beam:
Pbeam = 75%
◦ Pol. 3He target (para & perp):Ptarg = 40%
Measured polarized cross-section differences
Xee )',(He3
M. Amarian et al., PRL 89, 242301 (2002)
Analysis StatusPreliminary results for the moments have
been extracted at constant Q2.Collimator background is mostly from
polarized 3He◦ Need to estimate size of leakage into physics
asymmetryIssues and analysis still in progress:
◦ Elastic analysis as a cross check of systematics (V. Laine)
◦ Near final target polarizations (J. Singh)Expect to receive final numbers very soon.
◦ Acceptance: very messy but making steady progress
◦ Finalize radiative corrections (J. Singh, T. Holmstrom & V. S.)
Have received updated code from J. Singh; documentation and notes expected soon
Elastic Asymmetry Analysis
Work by V. Laine`
Updated SAMC CodeWork done by V. Laine`SAMC rewritten in C++ from FortranImproved implementation of target
collimator cutsRaster correction by calculating electron’s
travel length through the cellRadiative corrections made for each
material separately (previously done all at once)
Default units now in meter, gram, GeV and radian instead of cm and mrad
3He Elastic AcceptanceDelta
ytg W-M
tg tg
Acceptance Issues
Septum Mistuned
Delta Acceptance
E94-010
E97-110
• Flat region of -acceptance is much smaller with Septum• Simulation is not perfect on the falling edges
Solution
|| 3.6%Removed edge bins
with a secondary process
Corrected remaining edge imperfections with a secondary acceptance correction
9-Degree Acceptance
More painful:◦Saturation effect is
present◦A few settings
were mistuned with the septum magnet
◦tg-acceptance appears squeezed at the highest field settings
Current WorkTarget polarization should be final in
about a week (J. Singh)Elastic 3He analysis (V. Laine)
◦2.1 GeV asymmetry mostly complete◦Next cross section
Finalize acceptance (V. Sulkosky)Radiative Corrections
◦Preliminary done by J. Singh; code now available
◦Tim Holmstrom has agreed to helpEstimation of QE contribution to
neutron results (V. Sulkosky)
SummaryWork is progressing though slowlyAcceptance analysis should be wrapping
up soonMajor work needs to go into radiative
corrections1. Finite acceptance for elastic tail subtraction2. Need a better technique to smooth the data3. Model for the two lowest energies
Draft of first paper in progress and expect to be internally available in January 2011
Systematic Uncertainties
Kinematic Coverage
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