New tool for proton spin
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
How the particles that constitute a proton give rise to is to its rotation, or spin, is an intriguing open question of contemporary particle physics. A technique that could provide some answers has been developed using the worlds only polarized protonproton collider. The work was published by the PHENIX Collaboration, which includes researchers from the RIKEN Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Research Center in Upton, USA.