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$\Delta G/G$ results from the COMPASS experiment for $Q^{2} > 1 GeV^{2}$, using high $p_T$ hadrons

One of the goals of COMPASS experiment is the determination of the gluon polarisation, $\Delta G/G$, for a deep understanding of the spin structure of the nucleon. The gluon polarisation can be measured via the Photon-Gluon-Fusion (PGF) process. One of the methods to identify this process is selecti...

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Autor principal: Silva, Luis
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/295/1/012067
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1317132
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Sumario:One of the goals of COMPASS experiment is the determination of the gluon polarisation, $\Delta G/G$, for a deep understanding of the spin structure of the nucleon. The gluon polarisation can be measured via the Photon-Gluon-Fusion (PGF) process. One of the methods to identify this process is selecting high $p_T$ hadron pairs in the final state. The data used for this analysis were collected by the COMPASS experiment during the years 2002 to 2006, using a 160 GeV naturally polarised positive muon beam impinging on a polarised nucleon target. A new result of $\Delta G/G$ from high $p_T$ hadron pairs in events with $Q^{2}>1 GeV^{2}$ is presented. This result has a better precision due to the addition of 2006 data and an improved analysis based on a neural network approach. The gluon polarisation is also presented in three bins of $x_G$.