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2017

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William & Mary

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Measurement Of The Elastic Ep Cross Section At Q2 = 0.66, 1.10, 1.51 And 1.65 Gev2, Yang Wang Jun 2017

Measurement Of The Elastic Ep Cross Section At Q2 = 0.66, 1.10, 1.51 And 1.65 Gev2, Yang Wang

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The nucleon form factors have been investigated by physicists for decades because of its fundamental importance. The world data of the proton magnetic form factor GMp shows that the measurements have been focused on Q2 lower than 5 GeV2 and it has large uncertainties at higher GeV2. Experiment E12-07-108 aims to improve the accuracy of the e − p elastic cross section to better than 2% over a Q2 range of 7 − 14 GeV2. From 2015 to 2016, the e − p elastic cross section was measured over a wide range of Q2 from 0.66 − 12.56 GeV2 at …


Determination Of The Kinematics Of The Qweak Experiment And Investigation Of An Atomic Hydrogen Møller Polarimeter, Valerie Marie Gray Feb 2017

Determination Of The Kinematics Of The Qweak Experiment And Investigation Of An Atomic Hydrogen Møller Polarimeter, Valerie Marie Gray

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The Qweak experiment has tested the Standard Model through making a precise measurement of the weak charge of the proton (QpW). This was done through measuring the parity-violating asymmetry for polarized electrons scattering off of unpolarized protons. The parity-violating asymmetry measured is directly proportional to the four-momentum transfer (Q^2) from the electron to the proton. The extraction of QpW from the measured asymmetry requires a precise Q^2 determination. The Qweak experiment had a Q^2 = 24.8 ± 0.1 m(GeV^2) which achieved the goal of an uncertainty of ≤ 0.5%. From the measured asymmetry and Q^2 , QpW was determined to …