Overview of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at HERMES

TL;DR

This paper reviews the HERMES experiment's extensive measurements of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering, highlighting its role in understanding Generalised Parton Distributions and informing future research.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of HERMES DVCS results, experimental conditions, and their impact on constraining GPDs, offering insights for future experiments.

Findings

HERMES measured the most diverse set of DVCS results.

Experimental conditions at HERMES facilitated unique measurements.

Results are used to constrain Generalised Parton Distributions.

Abstract

Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering represents the best experimental channel through which to understand Generalised Parton Distributions. The HERMES experiment measured the most diverse set of DVCS results of any experiment; this talk discusses the most recent sets of DVCS results released by HERMES and the unique experimental conditions found at HERMES that facilitated the measurements. We also examine the various ways in which the HERMES experimental measurements are being used to constrain GPDs and how future experiments can learn from the HERMES program.