The Physics Case for Polarised Proton-Nucleon Scattering at HERA
V. A. Korotkov, W.-D. Nowak
TL;DR
This paper advocates for a polarized proton-nucleon scattering experiment at HERA, which would explore nucleon spin structure and complement existing RHIC spin studies with high statistical precision.
Contribution
It proposes a novel fixed target experiment at HERA using an internal polarized gas target to study nucleon spin phenomena.
Findings
Potential to investigate a wide range of nucleon spin structure problems
Complementary to RHIC spin physics program
Expected to achieve competitive statistical accuracy
Abstract
The physics case for a possible fixed target polarized nucleon-nucleon collision experiment at HERA is described. The experiment named HERA-N could be realized using an internal polarized gas target in the HERA polarized/unpolarized proton beam. A wide spectrum of nucleon spin structure problems could be investigated and the experiment would constitute a fixed target complement to the RHIC spin physics program with competitive statistical accuracy.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Superconducting Materials and Applications · Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions