Measurement of the analyzing power AN in pp elastic scattering in the CNI region with a polarized atomic hydrogen gas jet target

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Abstract

A precise measurement of the analyzing power AN in proton–proton elastic scattering in the region of 4-momentum transfer squared 0.001<|t|<0.032(GeV/c)2 has been performed using a polarized atomic hydrogen gas jet target and the 100 GeV/c RHIC proton beam. The interference of the electromagnetic spin-flip amplitude with a hadronic spin-nonflip amplitude is predicted to generate a significant AN of 4–5%, peaking at −t≃0.003(GeV/c)2. This kinematic region is known as the Coulomb nuclear interference region. A possible hadronic spin-flip amplitude modifies this calculable prediction. We present the first precise result of the CNI asymmetry and shape as a function of t. Our data are well described by the CNI prediction with the electromagnetic spin-flip alone and do not support the presence of a large hadronic spin-flip amplitude.

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