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Exploring the Size of the Proton

by Means of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at CERN

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Authors:
  1. Philipp Jörg

    1. Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
  • Presents an overview of cross section measurements of deeply virtual Compton scattering
  • Provides detailed (numerous comparisons of experimental distributions with simulations) step-by-step illustrations of how an absolute cross section can be extracted in particle physics

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Preamble

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 1-5

  3. Introduction to Theory

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 7-43

  4. The COMPASS-II Experiment

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 45-59

  5. The Kinematically Constrained Fit

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 61-76

  6. The 2012 DVCS Data

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 77-102

  7. Event Selection and Simulations

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 103-127

  8. The Cross Section and Its t-Dependence

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 129-164

  9. Summary

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 165-166

  10. Epilog

    • Philipp Jörg
    Pages 167-177

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 179-231
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About this book

This book is a rare jewel, describing fundamental research in a highly dynamic field of subatomic physics. It presents an overview of cross section measurements of deeply virtual Compton scattering. Understanding the structure of the proton is one of the most important challenges that physics faces today. A typical tool for experimentally accessing the internal structure of the proton is lepton–nucleon scattering. In particular, deeply virtual Compton scattering at large photon virtuality and small four-momentum transfer to the proton provides a tool for deriving a three-dimensional tomographic image of the proton. Using clear language, this book presents the highly complex procedure used to derive the momentum-dissected transverse size of the proton from a pioneering measurement taken at CERN. It describes in detail the foundations of the measurement and the data analysis, and includes exhaustive studies of potential systematic uncertainties, which could bias the result.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Philipp Jörg

About the author

Jörg Philipp completed his diploma in physics in 2013 and his PhD in subatomic physics in 2017 at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in Germany. In both cases he was deeply involved in the COMPASS II measurement program for exclusive reactions, which aims to improve our understanding of the nucleon by experimentally constraining  generalized parton distribution functions. Since 2017 he has worked as a PostDoc in subatomic physics and continues his research related to the measurement of exclusive and semi-inclusive reactions within the COMPASS collaboration. Since 2018 he has been affiliated to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in Germany.     

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exploring the Size of the Proton

  • Book Subtitle: by Means of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at CERN

  • Authors: Philipp Jörg

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90290-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90289-0Published: 12 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07983-3Published: 08 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90290-6Published: 03 July 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 121 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

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