Q^2-Dependence of the Neutron Spin Structure Function g_2^n at Low Q^2

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2005-06-03

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0506005v4

Phys.Rev.Lett.95:142002,2005

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

5 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.142002

We present the first measurement of the Q^2-dependence of the neutron spin structure function g_2^n at five kinematic points covering 0.57 (GeV/c)^2 <= Q^2 <= 1.34 (GeV/c)^2 at x~0.2. Though the naive quark-parton model predicts g_2=0, non-zero values for g_2 occur in more realistic models of the nucleon which include quark-gluon correlations, finite quark masses or orbital angular momentum. When scattering from a non-interacting quark, $g_2^n$ can be predicted using next-to-leading order fits to world data for g_1^n. Deviations from this prediction provide an opportunity to examine QCD dynamics in nucleon structure. Our results show a positive deviation from this prediction at lower Q^2, indicating that contributions such as quark-gluon interactions may be important. Precision data obtained for g_1^n are consistent with next-to-leading order fits to world data.

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