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Report number	CIPANP2015-SANDACZ ; arXiv:1509.07732 ; CIPANP2015-SANDACZ
Title	The GPD program at COMPASS
Author(s)	Sandacz, Andrzej (NCBJ, Swierk)
Publication	2015
Imprint	25 Sep 2015
Number of pages	9
Note	Comments: Poceedings of CIPANP2015 conference; 9 pages, 4 figures Poceedings of CIPANP2015 conference; 9 pages, 4 figures
Presented at	12th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vail, CO, USA, 19 - 24 May 2015
Subject category	Particle Physics - Experiment
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN SPS ; COMPASS NA58
Abstract	The 160 GeV polarised muon beam available at CERN, with positive or negative charge, makes COMPASS a unique place for GPD studies. The first GPD related COMPASS results come from exclusive vector meson production on transversely polarised protons and deuterons. The data were taken in 2003-2010 with large solid-state polarised targets, although without detection of recoil particles. Results on various transverse target spin dependent azimuthal asymmetries are presented and their relations to GPDs are discussed. The dedicated COMPASS GPD program started in 2012 with commissioning of a new long liquid hydrogen target and new detectors such as the large recoil proton detector and the large-angle electromagnetic calorimeter. It was followed by a short pilot 'DVCS run'. The performance of the setup and first results on DVCS and exclusive $\pi ^0$ channels have been demonstrated. The full data taking for the GPD program approved within COMPASS-II proposal is planned for 2016 and 2017.
Other source	Inspire
Copyright/License	arXiv nonexclusive-distrib. 1.0