Speaker
Prof.
Karl Slifer
(UNH)
Description
The latest generation of electron scattering experiments at Jefferson Lab
endeavor to completely describe the nucleon in terms of the fundamental de-
grees of freedom of Quantum Chromodynamics. A critical component of this
program is to understand how the spin of the nucleon arises from its sub-
structure, and what role spin plays in the structure of more complex nuclear
systems. The Jefferson Lab spin-dependent data allows tests of effective the-
ories of QCD, provides constraints on bound state Q.E.D. calculations, and
can provide unique tests of novel physics, such as searches for hidden color
components of nuclear wavefunctions.
We’ll discuss results from the Jefferson Lab spin structure program, and
provide a perspective on upcoming spin-dependent experiments at the newly
upgraded 12 GeV continuous electron beam accelerator facility.
Primary author
Prof.
Karl Slifer
(UNH)
