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Measurements of $\Delta G$

Our present information on the gluon polarisation $\Delta g/g$ is reviewed. The data from fixed-target lepton-nucleon experiments are in context with the recent data from the RHIC polarised pp collider. The main tools to study $\Delta g/g$ in lepton-nucleon scattering are scaling violations of the $...

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Autor principal: Mallot, Gerhard K.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2750788
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1007516
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Sumario:Our present information on the gluon polarisation $\Delta g/g$ is reviewed. The data from fixed-target lepton-nucleon experiments are in context with the recent data from the RHIC polarised pp collider. The main tools to study $\Delta g/g$ in lepton-nucleon scattering are scaling violations of the $g_{1}$ structure functions and longitudinal spin asymmetries in hadron production. Results from high-$p_{T}$ hadron pairs, inclusive hadrons as well as open-charm production are discussed. At RHIC the most precise data presently came from inclusive $\pi^{0}$ and jet production. All data indicate that the gluon polarisation is small compared to earlier expectations, but still can make a major contribution to the nucleon spin.