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The Spin Structure Function $g_1^{\rm p}$ of the Proton and a Test of the Bjorken Sum Rule
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Working Paper
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Adolph, C.Akhunzyanov, R.Alexeev, M. G.Alexeev, G. D.Amoroso, A.Andrieux, V.Anosov, V.Austregesilo, A.Azevedo, C.Badelek, B.Balestra, F.Barth, J.Baum, G.Beck, G. R.Bedfer, Y.Bernhard, J.Bicker, K.Bielert, E. R.Birsa, R.Bisplinghoff, J.Bodlak, M.Boer, M.Bordalo, P.Bradamante, F.Braun, C.Bressan, A.Buechele, M.Burtin, E.Capozza, L.Chang, W. -C.Chiosso, M.Choi, I.Chung, S. U.Cicuttin, A.Crespo, M. L.Curiel, Q.Torre, S. DallaDasgupta, S. S.Dasgupta, S.Denisov, O. Yu.Dhara, L.Donskov, S. V.Doshita, N.Duic, V.Dziewiecki, M.Efremov, A.Eversheim, P. D.Eyrich, W.Ferrero, A.Finger, M.Finger jr., M.Fischer, H.Franco, C.von Hohenesche, N. du FresneFriedrich, J. M.Frolov, V.Fuchey, E.Gautheron, F.Gavrichtchouk, O. P.Gerassimov, S.Giordano, F.Gnesi, I.Gorzellik, M.Grabmüller, S.Grasso, A.Grosse-Perdekamp, M.Grube, B.Grussenmeyer, T.Guskov, A.Haas, F.Hahne, D.von Harrach, D.Hashimoto, R.Heinsius, F. H.Herrmann, F.Hinterberger, F.Horikawa, N.d'Hose, N.Hsieh, C. -YuHuber, S.Ishimoto, S.Ivanov, A.Ivanshin, Yu.Iwata, T.Jahn, R.Jary, V.Jörg, P.Joosten, R.Kabuß, E.Ketzer, B.Khaustov, G. V.Khokhlov, Yu. A.Kisselev, Yu.Klein, F.Klimaszewski, K.Koivuniemi, J. H.Kolosov, V. N.Kondo, K.Koenigsmann, K.Konorov, I.Konstantinov, V. F.Kotzinian, A. M.Kouznetsov, O.Kraemer, M.Kremser, P.Krinner, F.Kroumchtein, Z. V.Kuchinski, N.Kunne, F.Kurek, K.Kurjata, R. P.Lednev, A. A.Lehmann, A.Levillain, M.Levorato, S.Lichtenstadt, J.Longo, R.Maggiora, A.Magnon, A.Makins, N.Makke, N.Mallot, G. K.Marchand, C.Martin, A.Marzec, J.Matousek, J.Matsuda, H.Matsuda, T.Meshcheryakov, G.Meyer, W.Michigami, T.Mikhailov, Yu. V.Miyachi, Y.Nagaytsev, A.Nagel, T.Nerling, F.Neyret, D.Nikolaenko, V. I.Novy, J.Nowak, W. -D.Nunes, A. S.Olshevsky, A. G.Orlov, I.Ostrick, M.Panzieri, D.Parsamyan, B.Paul, S.Peng, J. -C.Pereira, F.Pesek, M.Peshekhonov, D. V.Platchkov, S.Pochodzalla, J.Polyakov, V. A.Pretz, J.Quaresma, M.Quintans, C.Ramos, S.Regali, C.Reicherz, G.Riedl, C.Rocco, E.Rossiyskaya, N. S.Ryabchikov, D. I.Rychter, A.Samoylenko, V. D.Sandacz, A.Santos, C.Sarkar, S.Savin, I. A.Sbrizzai, G.Schiavon, P.Schmidt, K.Schmieden, H.Schoenning, K.Schopferer, S.Selyunin, A.Shevchenko, O. Yu.Silva, L.Sinha, L.Sirtl, S.Slunecka, M.Sozzi, F.Srnka, A.Stolarski, M.Sulc, M.Suzuki, H.Szabelski, A.Szameitat, T.Sznajder, P.Takekawa, S.ter Wolbeek, J.Tessaro, S.Tessarotto, F.Thibaud, F.Tosello, F.Tskhay, V.Uhl, S.Veloso, J.Virius, M.Weisrock, T.Wilfert, M.Zaremba, K.Zavertyaev, M.Zemlyanichkina, E.Ziembicki, M.Zink, A.
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High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Abstract
New results for the double spin asymmetry $A_1^{\rm p}$ and the proton longitudinal spin structure function $g_1^{\rm p}$ are presented. They were obtained by the COMPASS collaboration using polarised 200 GeV muons scattered off a longitudinally polarised NH$_3$ target. The data were collected in 2011 and complement those recorded in 2007 at 160\,GeV, in particular at lower values of $x$. They improve the statistical precision of $g_1^{\rm p}(x)$ by about a factor of two in the region $x\lesssim 0.02$. A next-to-leading order QCD fit to the $g_1$ world data is performed. It leads to a new determination of the quark spin contribution to the nucleon spin, $\Delta \Sigma$ ranging from 0.26 to 0.36, and to a re-evaluation of the first moment of $g_1^{\rm p}$. The uncertainty of $\Delta \Sigma$ is mostly due to the large uncertainty in the present determinations of the gluon helicity distribution. A new evaluation of the Bjorken sum rule based on the COMPASS results for the non-singlet structure function $g_1^{\rm NS}(x,Q^2)$ yields as ratio of the axial and vector coupling constants $|g_{\rm A}/g_{\rm V}| = 1.22 \pm 0.05~({\rm stat.}) \pm 0.10~({\rm syst.})$, which validates the sum rule to an accuracy of about 9\%.
Comment: 19 pages, 8 figures and tables