spin physics at gsi

16th International Spin Physics Symposium, Trieste, Oktober 2004

SPIN Physics at GSISPIN Physics at GSI

Frank RathmannFrank RathmannInstitut für Kernphysik Institut für Kernphysik

Forschungszentrum JülichForschungszentrum Jülich

OutlineOutline

WHY?WHY? Physics CasePhysics Case

HOW?HOW? Polarized AntiprotonsPolarized Antiprotons

WHERE?WHERE? FAIR Project at DarmstadtFAIR Project at Darmstadt

WHAT?WHAT? Transversity MeasurementTransversity Measurement

WHEN?WHEN? Time ScheduleTime Schedule

ConclusionConclusion

Central Physics IssueCentral Physics Issue

Transversity distribution of the nucleon:

– last leading-twist missing piece of the QCD description of the partonic structure of the nucleon

– directly accessible uniquely via the double transverse spin asymmetry ATT in the Drell-Yan production of lepton pairs

– theoretical expectations for ATT in DY, 30-40% • transversely polarized antiprotons • transversely polarized proton target

– definitive observation of h1q

(x,Q2) of the proton for the valence quarks

Leading Twist Distribution Functions

1/2 1/2

L L

+f1(x)

h1(x)

proton

proton’

quark

quark’

u = 1/2(uR + uL)u = 1/2(uR - uL)

No probabilistic interpretation in the helicity base (off diagonal)

Probabilistic interpretation in helicity base:

q(x) spin averaged

(well known)

q(x) helicity diff.(known)

q(x) helicity flip(unknown)

1/2 1/2

R R

1/2 1/2

L L

-1/2 1/2

R R

g1(x)

Transversitybase

1/2 -1/2

R L

-

TransversityTransversity

Chiral-odd: requires another chiral-odd partnerChiral-odd: requires another chiral-odd partner

2Q

- Probes relativistic nature of quarks- No gluon analog for spin-1/2 nucleon- Different evolution than - Sensitive to valence quark polarization

PropertiesProperties::

q

Impossible in DIS Direct Measurement

ppl+l-X epe’hX

Indirect Measurement:Convolution of with

unknown fragment. fct.

Transversity in Drell-Yan processes

p pQL

Q

l+

l-Q2=M2

QT

Polarized Antiproton BeamPolarized Antiproton Beam → → Polarized Proton TargetPolarized Proton Target (both transversely polarized)

)M,x(q)M,x(qe

)M,x(h)M,x(he

add

ddA

22

q

21

2q

22

q1

q

21

q1

2q

TTTT

,...d,d,u,uq

M invariant Massof lepton pair

Other TopicsOther Topics

• Single-Spin Asymmetries• Electromagnetic Form Factors• Hard Scattering Effects• Soft Scattering

– Low-t Physics– Total Cross Section– pbar-p interaction

Proton Electromagnetic Formfactors Proton Electromagnetic Formfactors

•Measurement of relative phases of magnetic and electric FF in the time-like region

– Possible only via SSA in the annihilation pp → e+e-

•Double-spin asymmetry– independent GE-Gm separation– test of Rosenbluth separation

in the time-like region

2

p2

2E

22M

2M

*E

y

m4/q

/|G|)(sin|G|)(cos1

)GGIm()2sin(A

S. Brodsky et al., Phys. Rev. D69 (2004)

pp

pp

p (GeV/c)

Study onset of Perturbative QCDStudy onset of Perturbative QCD

Pure Meson Land• Meson exchange• ∆ excitation • NN potential models

Transition Region•Uncharted Territory•Huge Spin-Effects in pp elastic scattering

•large t: non- and perturbative QCD

High Energy• small t: Reggeon Exchange• large t: perturbative QCD

pp elastic scattering from ZGSpp elastic scattering from ZGS

Spin-dependence at large-PSpin-dependence at large-P (90°90°cmcm):):

Hard scattering takes Hard scattering takes place only with spins place only with spins ..

D.G. Crabb et al., PRL 41, 1257 (1978)

T=10.85 GeV

Similar studies in pp elastic scattering

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WHY? WHY? Physics CasePhysics Case

HOW?HOW? Polarized AntiprotonsPolarized Antiprotons

WHERE? WHERE? FAIR Project at DarmstadtFAIR Project at Darmstadt

WHAT?WHAT? Transversity MeasurementsTransversity Measurements

WHEN? WHEN? Time ScheduleTime Schedule


P beam polarizationQ target polarizationk || beam direction

σtot = σ0 + σ·P·Q + σ||·(P·k)(Q·k)

polbeam

polbeam

tt

0

tt

0

ee2

I)t(I

ee2

I)t(I

transverse case:

Q0tot

longitudinal case:

Q)( ||0tot

For initially equally populated spin states: (m=+½) and (m=-½)

revtpolpol

revtc0beam

fdQ

1

fd)(

1

pol

t

0

pol

tcosheIII)t(I

ttanh

II

II)t(P

beam

Time dependence of P and I

Spin Filter MethodSpin Filter Method

1992 Filter Test at HD-TSR with protons1992 Filter Test at HD-TSR with protons

Experimental SetupExperimental SetupResultsResults

F. Rathmann. et al., PRL 71, 1379 (1993)

T=23 MeV

Low energy pp scattering

1<0 tot+<tot-

Expectation

Target Beam

Experimental Results from Filter TestExperimental Results from Filter Test

Puzzle from FILTEX TestPuzzle from FILTEX TestObserved polarization build-up: dP/dt = ± (1.24 ± 0.06) x 10-2 h-1

Expected build-up: P(t)=tanh(t/τpol),

1/τpol=σ1Qdtf=2.4x10-2 h-1

about factor 2 larger!

σ1 = 122 mb (pp phase shifts)Q = 0.83 ± 0.03dt = (5.6 ± 0.3) x 1013cm-2

f = 1.177 MHz

Three distinct effects:

1. Selective removal through scattering beyond Ψacc=4.4 mrad σR=83 mb

2. Small angle scattering of target protons into ring acceptance σS=52 mb

3.3. Spin transfer from polarized electrons of the target atoms to Spin transfer from polarized electrons of the target atoms to the stored protonsthe stored protons

σEM=70 mb (-)Horowitz & Meyer, PRL 72, 3981 (1994)

H.O. Meyer, PRE 50, 1485 (1994)

Spin Transfer from Electrons to ProtonsSpin Transfer from Electrons to Protons

epep

020

p2

ep2

EM

pa2ln2sin

2C

mp

m14

2

1

Horowitz & Meyer, PRL 72, 3981 (1994)H.O. Meyer, PRE 50, 1485 (1994)

α fine structure constantλp=(g-2)/2=1.793 anomalous magnetic momentme, mp rest massesp cm momentuma0 Bohr radiusC0

2=2πη/[exp(2πη)-1] Coulomb wave functionη=zα/ν Coulomb parameter (negative for antiprotons)v relative lab. velocity between p and ez beam charge number

EM||EM 2

1 10 100 T (MeV)

σEM

|| (

mb

)

100

200

300

400

500

600

EM||EM 2

Pure Electrons

Atomic Electrons

Exploitation of Spin TransferExploitation of Spin Transfer

epep PAX will employ spin-

transfer from polarized electrons of the target to

antiprotonsHydrogen gas target: ①+② in strong field (300 mT)

Pe=0.993Pz=0.007

(QED Process: calculable)

Dedicated Antiproton Polarizer (AP)Dedicated Antiproton Polarizer (AP)

e-coolere-coolerAP

HESR

ABS

Polarizer Target

InternalExperiment

||EM||EM Q2

Siberian Snake

B

Injection

Extraction

150 m

440 m

Polarization Buildup in AP parallel to measurement in ESR

β=0.2 mq=1.5·1017 s-1

T=100 KLongitudinal Q (300 mT)

db=ψacc·β·2dt=dt(ψacc)

lb=40 cm (=2·β)

df=1 cm, lf=15 cm

Beam lifetimes in the APBeam lifetimes in the AP

10 100 1000 T (MeV)

40

30

25

ψacc(mrad)

20102

4

6

8

beam

lilf

eti

me τ

beam (

h)

10

Beam Lifetime

Coulomb Loss

Total Hadronic )T()T(

m4

)T(s1

)m4)T(s()T(s

m4)m2)T(s(4d

d

d),T(

pptot0

2p

2acc

22p

2

2p

22p2

.RuthaccC

max

min

)T(f)(d))T(),T((

1),T(

revacct0accCaccbeam

Beam PolarizationBeam Polarization

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

Beam

Pola

riza

tion

P(2

·τbeam)

10 T (MeV)100

EM only

5

10

30

20

40

Ψacc=50 mrad

0

1

Filter Test: T = 23 MeV Ψacc= 4.4 mrad

Buildup in HESR (800 MeV)

statistical error of a double polarization observable (ATT)

NQP

1TTA

Measuring time t to

achieve a certain error

δATT ~ FOM = P2·I

Polarization Buildup: Optimum Interaction TimePolarization Buildup: Optimum Interaction Time

(N ~ I)

Optimimum time forPolarization Buildup

given by maximum of FOM(t)

tfilter = 2·τbeam

0 2 4 6 t/τbeam

I/I 0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

Beam

Pola

riza

tion

Optimum Beam Energies for Buildup in APOptimum Beam Energies for Buildup in AP

ψacc= 50 mrad

40 mrad

30 mrad

20 mrad

AP Space charge limit

F. Rathmann et al., physics/0410067 (2004)

1 10 T (MeV)100 10 mrad

FOM

5

10

15

Maximum FOM

Ψacc

(mrad)

Τbeam

(h)

P(2·τbeam

)

T(MeV)

10 1.2 0.19 163

20 2.2 0.29 88

30 4.6 0.35 61

40 9.2 0.39 47

50 16.7 0.42 38

Space-Charge Limitation in the APSpace-Charge Limitation in the AP

10 mrad1 10 T (MeV)100

ψacc= 50 mrad40 mrad30 mrad20 mrad10 mrad

109

1010

1011

1012

1013

Nind.

Nreal

Before filtering starts:Nreal = 107 s-1 · 2τbeam

Transfer from AP to HESR and AccumulationTransfer from AP to HESR and Accumulation

e-coolere-coolerAP

HESR

ABS

Polarizer Target

InternalExperiment

Siberian Snake

B

Injection

Extraction

150 m

440 m

50 mrad40 mrad

30 mrad20 mrad10 mrad

20 40 60 t (h)80

4·1010

6·1010

8·1010

2·1010

0

Accumulation of Polarized Beam in HESRAccumulation of Polarized Beam in HESRPIT: dt=7.2·1014 atoms/cm2

τHESR=11.5 h

10

HESR2

7

p

106.5

e

s/p10N

Number accumulated in equilibrium independent of

acceptance

Np

bar

No Depolarization in HESR during energy change

Performance of Polarized Internal TargetsPerformance of Polarized Internal Targets

PT = 0.795 0.033

HERMES

H Transverse Field (B=297 mT)

HERMES

Dz

Dzz

PT = 0.845 ± 0.028

Longitudinal Field (B=335 mT)

HERMES: Stored Positrons PINTEX: Stored Protons

H

Fast reorientation in a weak field (x,y,z)

Targets work very reliably (many months of stable operation)

Estimated Luminosity for Double PolarizationEstimated Luminosity for Double Polarization

Polarized Internal Target in HESR

L= dt x frev x Npbar

dt = areal densityfrev = revolution frequencyNpbar = number of pbar stored in HESR

(factor >70 in measuring time for ATT with respect to beam extracted on solid target)

tot2

7

123110514

1

e

s/p10

scm107.2106.5108.6102.7L

Qtarget = 0.85Pbeam = 0.3σtot(15 GeV) = 50 mb

In equilibrium:

How about a Pure Polarized Electron Target?How about a Pure Polarized Electron Target?

1 10 100 T (MeV)

σEM

|| (

mb

)100

200

300

400

500

600

EM||EM 2

Pure Electrons

Atomic Electrons

Maxiumum σEM|| for electrons at rest: (675 mb ,Topt = 6.2 MeV):Gainfactor ~15 over atomic e- in a PIT

Density of an Electron-Cooler fed by 1 mA DC polarized electrons:

•Ie=6.2·1015 e/s•A=1 cm2

•l=5 mdt = Ie·l·(β·c·A)-1 = 5.2·108 cm-2

Electron target density by factor ~106 smaller, no match for a PIT (>1014 cm-2)

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HOW? HOW? Polarized AntiprotonsPolarized Antiprotons

WHERE?WHERE? FAIR Project at DarmstadtFAIR Project at Darmstadt




NEW Facility

• An “International Accelerator Facility for Beams of Ions and Antiprotons”:

•Top priority of German hadron and nuclear physics community (KHuK-report of 9/2002) and NuPECC

•Favourable evaluation by highest German science

committee (“Wissenschaftsrat” in 2002)

•Funding decision from German government in

2/2003 – staging and at least 25% foreign funding

•to be build at GSI Darmstadt;

should be finished in > 2011 (depending on start)

FAIR(Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research)

Facilty for Antiproton and Ion Research (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)

-Proton linac (injector)-2 synchrotons (30 GeV p)-A number of storage rings Parallel beams operation

FAIR – Prospects and ChallengesFAIR – Prospects and Challenges

• FAIR is a facility, which will serve a large part of the nuclear physics community (and beyond):

- Nuclear structure Radioactive beams- Dense Matter Relativistic ion beams- Hadronic Matter Antiprotons, (polarized)

- Atomic physics- Plasma physics

• FAIR will need a significant fraction of the available man-power and money in the years to come:

1 G€ 10 000 man-years = 100 “man” for 100 years

or (1000 x 10)

• FAIR will have a long lead-time (construction, no physics) staging (3 phases)

FLAIR:(Facility for very Low energy

Anti-protons and fully stripped Ions)

SIS100/300

HESR: High Energy Storage Ring:PANDA (and PAX)

NESR

CR-Complex

The FAIR project at GSIThe FAIR project at GSI

50 MeV Proton Linac

HESR

Antiproton Production

Target

HESR (High Energy Storage Ring)• Length 442 m• Bρ = 50 Tm• N = 5 x 1010 antiprotons

High luminosity mode• Luminosity = 2 x 1032 cm-2s-1

• Δp/p ~ 10-4 (stochastic-cooling)

High resolution mode• Δp/p ~ 10-5 (8 MV HE e-cooling)• Luminosity = 1031 cm-2s-1

The Antiproton FacilityThe Antiproton Facility

•Antiproton production similar to CERN

•Production rate 107/sec at 30 GeV•T = 1.5 - 15 GeV/c (22 GeV)

Gas Target and Pellet Target: cooling power determines thickness

SuperFRS

NESR

CR

Beam Cooling: e- and/or stochastic2MV prototype e-cooling at COSY

SIS100/300

HESR

AP

The New Polarization FacilityThe New Polarization Facility

Conceptual Design Report for FAIR did not include Spin Physics: Jan. ’04: 2 Letters of Intent for Spin Physics

• ASSIA (R. Bertini)• PAX (P. Lenisa, FR)

WE NEED MORE COLLABORATORS!

210 collaborators25 institutions

SIS100/300

Internal: PAX in HESRPolarized antiprotons +

PIT

LoI‘s for Spin Physics at FAIRLoI‘s for Spin Physics at FAIR

External: ASSIAExtracted beam on PET

(Compass-like)

Evaluation by Evaluation by QCD Program Advisory Committee (July QCD Program Advisory Committee (July

2004)2004)STI Report:Your LoI has convinced the QCD-PAC

a)that Polarization must be included into the design of FAIR from the beginning, and

b)that the presently proposed scheme is not optimized as to the physics. You […] are invited and encouraged to design a world-class facility with unequalled degree of polarization of antiprotons.

Common Report:

[…] The PAC considers the spin physics of extreme interest and the building of an antiproton polarized beam as a unique possibility for the FAIR Project.

[…] The unique physics opportunities, made possible with polarized antiproton beams and/or polarized target are extremely exciting, especially in double spin measurements.

[…] It would be very unfortunate if decisions about the facility, made now, later preclude the science.

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WHAT?WHAT? Transversity Measurement at PAXTransversity Measurement at PAX– RatesRates

– Angular DistributionAngular Distribution

– BackgroundBackground

– Detector ConceptDetector Concept



Transversity in Drell-Yan processes at PAX

p pQL

Q

l+

l-Q2=M2

QT


)M,x(q)M,x(qe

)M,x(h)M,x(he

add

ddA

22

q

21

2q

22

q1

q

21

q1

2q

TTTT

,...d,d,u,uq

M invariant Massof lepton pair

AATTTT for PAX kinematic conditions for PAX kinematic conditions

RHIC: τ=x1x2=M2/s~10-3 → Exploration of the sea quark content (polarizations small!) ATT very small (~ 1 %)

TT

TT

a

A

T=22 GeV (s=6.7 GeV)

T=15 GeV(s=5.7 GeV)

Anselmino et al. PLB 594,97

(2004)

0.10

0.15

0.25

0.3

xF=x1-x2

0.2 0.4 0.60

ATT/aTT > 0.3Models predict |h1

u|>>|h1d|

)M,x(u)M,x(u

)M,x(h)M,x(haA

21

21

21

u1

21

u1

TTTT

)qqqwhere( pp

Main contribution to Drell-Yan events at PAX from x1~x2~τ:deduction of x-dependence of h1

u(x,M2)

PAX: M2~10 GeV2, s~30-50 GeV2, =x1x2=M2/s~0.2-0.3

→ Exploration of valence quarks (h1q(x,Q2) large)

Similar predictions by Efremov et al.,

Eur. Phys. J. C35, 207 (2004)

xF=x1-x2

Signal EstimateSignal Estimate

q

22

21

22

21

2q

212

2

F2

2

M,xqM,xqM,xqM,xqe)xx(sM9

4

dxdM

d

1) Count rate estimate.

)M,x(u)M,x(u

)M,x(h)M,x(ha

dd

ddA

22

21

22

u1

21

u1

TTTT

2) Angular distribution of the asymmetry.


p pQL

Q

l+

l-Q2=M2

QT

Drell-Yan cross section and event rateDrell-Yan cross section and event rate

q

22

21

22

21

2q

212

2

F2

2

M,xqM,xqM,xqM,xqe)xx(sM9

4

dxdM

d•M2 = s x1x2 •xF=2QL/√s = x1-x2

• Mandatory use of the invariant mass region below the J/ (2 to 3 GeV).

• 22 GeV preferable to 15 GeV

•x1x2 = M2/s

15 GeV22 GeV

M>2 GeV

M>4 GeV

22 GeV

15 GeV

M (GeV/c2)

2 k events/day

Extension of the “safe” regionExtension of the “safe” regionDetermination of h1

q(x,Q2) not confined to the „safe“ region (M > 4 GeV)

Cross section increases by two orders from M=4 to M=3 GeV → Drell-Yan continuum enhances sensitivity of PAX to ATT

eeqq

*qq

/Jqq unknown vector coupling, but same Lorentzand spinor structureas other two processes

Unknown quantities cancel in the ratios for ATT, but helicity structure remains!

Anselmino et al.PLB 594,97 (2004)

Efremov et al., Eur.Phys.J. C35,207 (2004)

Dream Option: Collider (15 GeV)Dream Option: Collider (15 GeV)

L > 1030cm-2s-1 to get comparable rates

AATTTT asymmetry: angular distribution asymmetry: angular distribution

)M,x(u)M,x(u

)M,x(h)M,x(haA

22

21

22

u1

21

u1

TTTT

Needs a large acceptance detector (LAD)

2cos)cos1(

sin),(

2

2

TTa

•Asymmetry is largest for angles =90°

•Asymmetry varies like cos(2).

Theoretical predictionTheoretical prediction

0.15

0.2

0.25TT

TT

a

A

T=22 GeV

T=15 GeV

0.3

0 0.6xF=x1-x2

0.40.2

Magnitude of Asymmetry

Angular modulation

FWD: lab < 8°

LAD: 8° < lab < 50°

P=Q=1

LAD

Estimated signalEstimated signal• 120k event sample

• 60 days at L=2.1 1031 cm2 s-2, P = 0.3, Q = 0.85

Events under J/y can double the statistics. Good momentum resolution

requested

LAD

LAD

ATT=(4.30.4)·10-2

Detector concept Detector concept

•Drell-Yan process requires a large acceptance detectorDrell-Yan process requires a large acceptance detector

•Good hadron rejection needed • 102 at trigger level, 104 after data analysis for single

track.

•Magnetic field envisagedMagnetic field envisaged• Increased invariant mass resolution compared to

calorimeter• Improved PID through Energy/momentum ratio• Separation of wrong charge combinatorial background• Toroidal Field:

Zero field on axis compatible with polarized target.

Double Polarization Experiments Double Polarization Experiments Azimuthal Azimuthal SymmetrySymmetry

(8 coil system under study)

• 800 x 600 mm coils

• 3 x 50 mm section (1450 A/mm2)

• average integrated field: 0.6 Tm

• free acceptance > 80 %

Superconducting target field coils do not affect azimuthal acceptance.

Possible solution: Toroid (6 superconducting coils)Possible solution: Toroid (6 superconducting coils)

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WHEN?WHEN? Time ScheduleTime Schedule


Time scheduleTime schedule

Jan. 04 LOI submitted

15.06.04 QCD PAC meeting at GSI

18-19.08.04 Workshop on polarized antiprotons at GSI

15.09.04 Additional PAX document on polarization at GSI:• F. Rathmann et al., physics/0410067 (2004)

15.01.05 Technical Report (with Milestones)o Experimental confirmation of spin transfer cross

section at COSY (Snake, Electron Polarimeter, strong B||)

o Design and Construction of AP at COSY. . . . .

Evaluations & Green Light for Construction

2005-2008 Technical Design Reports (for Milestones)

>2012 Commissioning of HESR

Participating Institutions Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, JINR, Dubna, Russia

Dipartimento di Fisica “A. Avogadro” and INFN, Torino, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica and INFN, Torino, Italy

Universita and INFN, Brescia, ItalyCzech Technical Universiy, Prague, Czech Republic

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic DAPNIA, CEN, Saclay, France

Institute of Scientific Instruments, Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

NSC Kharkov Physical Technical Institute, Kharkov, UkraineLaboratoi Nazionali Frascati, INFN, Italy

Universita dell’ Insubria, Como and INFN, Italy University of Trieste and INFN Trieste, Italy

ASSIA Collaboration:ASSIA Collaboration: Spokesperson: Spokesperson: Raimondo BertiniRaimondo Bertini

[email protected]@to.infn.it

92 Collaborators, 12 Institutions (10 EU, 2 outside EU)92 Collaborators, 12 Institutions (10 EU, 2 outside EU)

Participating Institutions Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia

Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics, University of Gent, Belgium University of Science & Technology of China, Beijing, P.R. China

Department of Physics, Beijing, P.R. ChinaHigh Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Kernphysik Jülich, GermanyInstitut für Theoretische Physik II, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany

Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Bonn, GermanyPhysikalisches Institut, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Instituto Nationale di Fisica Nucleare, Ferrara, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica, Universita di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy

Instituto Nationale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati, ItalyPetersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia

Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, RussiaLebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Laboratory of Particle Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, RussiaLaboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

High Energy Physics Institute, Protvino, RussiaDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Physics Division, Uppsala University, Uppsala,

Sweden

PAX Collaboration:PAX Collaboration: Spokespersons: Spokespersons: Paolo LenisaPaolo Lenisa [email protected] RathmannFrank Rathmann [email protected]

123 Collaborators, 19 Institutions (9 EU, 10 outside EU)123 Collaborators, 19 Institutions (9 EU, 10 outside EU)


Challenging opportunities and new physics accessible at HESR

•Unique access to a wealth of new fundamental physics observables

•Central physics issue: h1q

(x,Q2) of the proton in DY processes

•Other issues:• Electromagnetic Formfactors• Polarization effects in Hard and Soft Scattering processes• differential cross sections, analyzing powers, spin correlation

parameters

Projections for HESR fed by a dedicated AP:• Pbeam > 0.30• 5.6·1010 antiprotons• L 2.7 ·1031 cm-2s-1

Detector concept: 15 (22) GeV + PIT • Large acceptance detector with a toroidal magnet

Collider Option: Attractive far future perspective

Final Remark

Polarization data has often been the graveyard of fashionable theories. If theorists had their way, they might just ban such measurements altogether out of self-protection. J.D. Bjorken

St. Croix, 1987

BackgroundBackground

mbpp

50

nbDY 1 108-109 rejection factor against background

• DY pairs can have non-zero transverse momentum (<pT> = 0.5 GeV)

coplanarity cut between DY and beam not applicable

• Larger Background in Forward Direction (where asymmetry is smaller).

• Background higher for than for e (meson decay)

hadronic absorber (needed for inhibits other reactions

•Sensitivity to charge avoids background from wrong-charge DY-pairs

Magnetic field envisaged

Background for Background for Xeepp

Average multiplicity: 4 charged + 2 neutral particle per event.

Combinatorial background from meson decay.

Estimate shows for most processes background under control.

pp21hh X

eeK /0

/

ee0

eeK //0

ee

ee

21hh

…

• Background higher for than for e

Background for Background for Xeepp Preliminary PYTHIA result (2109 events)

• Background from charge conjugated mesons negligible for e.

e

x1000 x100

Total background

x1000 x100

e

Origin of Background

spin physics at gsi

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