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Verifying the Elastic Cross Section for a 5-10 GeV H(e,e')p Scattering Experiment at Jefferson Lab

Reedy, Riley
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9927-7811
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1715114696499042

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2024, Bachelor of Sciences, Ohio University, Physics and Astronomy.
Nuclear cross section is a tool used by physicists to characterize scattering interactions between particles. It relates the probability of a reaction occurring to an effective “size” of the target particle’s cross sectional area. For electron-nucleon collisions, the elastic cross section values are well supported by experimental evidence for a wide range of Q^2 measurements. Because of this, comparing one’s own experimental data to the known values can highlight possible issues with the data collection process. This makes elastic cross section an effective tool to safeguard against oversights when analyzing more complex interactions. This project analyzed elastic data from the Pion LT experiment run at Jefferson Lab in 2021-2022. Using the scattering analysis software ROOT and Jefferson Lab’s Monte Carlo simulator SIMC, the measured elastic cross sections were able to be verified to the 10% level of their expected values.
Julie Roche (Advisor)
46 p.
Nuclear Physics; Physics
Jefferson Lab; Jlab, Elastic Cross Section; Cross Section; ROOT; SIMC; Electron-Proton Scattering; Pion LT; Elastic Scattering; Nuclear Physics; Experimental Nuclear Physics;

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  • Reedy, R. (2024). Verifying the Elastic Cross Section for a 5-10 GeV H(e,e')p Scattering Experiment at Jefferson Lab [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1715114696499042

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Reedy, Riley. Verifying the Elastic Cross Section for a 5-10 GeV H(e,e')p Scattering Experiment at Jefferson Lab. 2024. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1715114696499042.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Reedy, Riley. "Verifying the Elastic Cross Section for a 5-10 GeV H(e,e')p Scattering Experiment at Jefferson Lab." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1715114696499042

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