RUI: Studies of Nucleon Structure Using Electromagnetic Probes at Jefferson Laboratory

RUI：杰斐逊实验室使用电磁探针研究核子结构

• 批准号: 0556234
• 负责人: Edward Brash
• 金额: $ 28.5万
• 依托单位: Christopher Newport University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0556234&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Studies; Nucleon; Structure; Using

Our group continues to play a leadership role in experiments to elucidate the underlying structure of protons, neutrons, and other exotic particles at the Jefferson Laboratory, in Newport News, Virginia. In particular, over the next several years, we will be focused on a new experiment whose aim is to further our understanding of the quark spin structure of the proton. This experiment will measure the spatial distribution of charge and magnetization inside the proton - a topic which is currently of intense theoretical interest in the community. As well, we continue to be involved in the research and development efforts for experiments which will be carried out following the planned energy upgrade of the Jefferson Lab accelerator. These experiments will strengthen our quantitative understanding of the observed phenomenon of quark confinement in nature. Education of undergraduate and masters-level graduate students is a central component of our group's research program. We are strongly committed to this pursuit, and will continue to provide meaningful and useful research experiences to our students; indeed, our association with Jefferson Laboratory provides us with a unique opportunity to accomplish this goal. Our major projects provide a multitude of opportunities for our students in the areas of pure and applied physics, computer engineering, and computer science, and also provide excellent training in such topics as design, instrumentation, simulation and modelling, analysis techniques, and critical judgment.

在弗吉尼亚州纽波特纽斯的杰斐逊实验室，我们的团队继续在阐明质子、中子和其他奇异粒子的基本结构的实验中发挥领导作用。特别是，在接下来的几年里，我们将专注于一项新的实验，其目的是进一步了解质子的夸克自旋结构。这个实验将测量质子内部电荷和磁化的空间分布，这是目前学术界理论界非常感兴趣的一个话题。同时，我们将继续参与实验的研究和开发工作，这些实验将在杰斐逊实验室加速器计划的能源升级之后进行。这些实验将加强我们对自然界中观察到的夸克约束现象的定量理解。本科和硕士研究生的教育是我们小组研究计划的核心组成部分。我们坚定地致力于这一追求，并将继续为我们的学生提供有意义和有用的研究经验；事实上，我们与杰弗逊实验室的合作为我们实现这一目标提供了一个独特的机会。我们的主要项目为我们的学生在纯物理和应用物理，计算机工程和计算机科学领域提供了大量的机会，并且还提供了诸如设计，仪器仪表，仿真和建模，分析技术和关键判断等主题的优秀培训。