Nucleon Spin -- Results from Jefferson Lab

COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

Abstract

Over thirty years after the first experiments probed the spin structure of the nucleon, the pace of experimental and theoretical exploration of this subject keeps increasing. During its fifteen-year run with beam energies up to 6 GeV, Jefferson Lab has made many important contributions to this field - from measurements of the inclusive spin structure functions of the proton and the neutron over a wide kinematic range to seminal experiments accessing the three-dimensional nucleon spin structure through Generalized Parton Distributions and Transverse Momentum Dependent structure functions. An even brighter future lies ahead - after the 12 GeV upgrade, Jefferson Lab will completely map the spin-dependent parton distribution functions for all quark flavors in the valence region. In this talk, I will present an overview of this program, with special emphasis on recent and forthcoming results from the 6 GeV run and a glimpse of the future program with 12 GeV.

Authors

  • Sebastian Kuhn

    Old Dominion University