Polarized electron-electron scattering at GeV energies

P. S. Cooper, M. J. Alguard, R. D. Ehrlich, V. W. Hughes, H. Kobayakawa, J. S. Ladish, M. S. Lubell, N. Sasao, K. P. Schüler, P. A. Souder, G. Baum, W. Raith, K. Kondo, D. H. Coward, R. H. Miller, C. Y. Prescott, D. J. Sherden, C. K. Sinclair

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Abstract

The longitudinal polarization of the new Yale University-Stanford Linear Accelerator Center polarized-electron beam has been determined at laboratory energies between 6.47 and 19.40 GeV. Spin-dependent elastic electron-electron scattering (Møller scattering) has been found to be a practical technique for polarization measurements at high energies. The results are consistent with the energy and angular dependence predicted by quantum electrodynamics and with an energy-independent beam polarization of 0.76±0.03.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1589-1592
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume34
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 1975
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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