The Neutron Magnetic Form Factor Experiment on the SuperBigBite Spectrometer at Jefferson Lab

ORAL

Abstract

The Neutron Magnetic Form Factor, GnM, gives insight into the magnetic moment distribution of the neutron. Experiment E12-09-019 in Hall A at Jefferson Lab took data to measure GnM at high Q2 up to Q2 = 13.6 (GeV/c)2 on the newly built SuperBigBite Spectrometer (SBS) apparatus. Electrons from quasi-elastic electron scattering on a deuterium target are measured in coincidence with the struck nucleon in a large hadron calorimeter. Simultaneous measurements of protons and neutrons allows utilization of a ratio method, causing many systematic uncertainties to cancel. The results from this experiment will significantly extend the range into large Q2 for the GnM world data. The experiment was conducted from Fall 2021 through Spring 2022 and was the commissioning experiment for the detectors. Calibrations of these new detectors constitutes a significant portion of the data analysis. The heavy gas Cherenkov detector (GRINCH) consists of 510 1-inch photomultipier tubes and C4F8 heavy gas to aid in pion and electron identification in the high background environment. In this talk, I will give an overview of the GnM experiment, show calibrations for GRINCH, and report my analysis progress towards physics results for my assigned kinematic settings.

Presenters

  • Maria T Satnik

    William & Mary

Authors

  • Maria T Satnik

    William & Mary