Studies of the Structure of the Nucleon

国家科学基金会对罗格斯大学中能核物理小组的资助将使核子结构的研究成为可能。我们将在费米实验室国家加速器设施(FNAL)研究中微子与原子核的散射。我们还将在FNAL的SeaQuest实验中研究核子内的夸克分布。我们将在杰斐逊实验室用升级后的12GeV电子束参与几个即将到来的实验。最后，我们正在准备一项实验，从质子中散射µ子和电子(瑞士保罗·谢勒研究所的缪斯实验)，以调查质子半径，近年来，由于不同技术得出的结果不一致，质子半径一直困扰着科学家。除了科学影响外，这项工作将有助于培训本科生和研究生以及博士后研究人员的科学研究方法。这种基础研究方面的培训为物理学内外的职业生涯奠定了坚实的基础。我们的学生和博士后已经成功地进入了医学物理学、国土安全和金融等不同的职业领域，并继续从事基础研究。

The National Science Foundation grant to the Rutgers University Intermediate Energy Nuclear Physics group will enable studies of the structure of the nucleon. We will study neutrino scattering from nuclei at the Fermilab National Accelerator Facility (FNAL). We will also investigate quark distributions within the nucleon with the SEAQUEST experiment at FNAL. We will participate in several upcoming experiments at Jefferson Lab with the upgraded 12 GeV electron beam. Finally we are preparing for an experiment to scatter muons and electrons from the proton (MUSE experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland) in order to investigate the proton radius, which has puzzled scientists in recent years because of inconsistent results with different techniques.Besides the scientific impact, this work will serve to train both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral researchers, in the methods of scientific research. This training in fundamental research provides a strong basis for careers in and outside of physics. Our students and post-docs have successfully moved to varied careers in medical physics, homeland security, and finance, as well as continuing in fundamental research.