Studies in deep inelastic scattering and vector meson photoproduction

The first part of this thesis is devoted to a space-time analysis of deep inelastic scattering fran protons at rest. Techniques are developed for identifying important space-time regions. These are then applied to obtain a space-time picture of deep inelastic scattering in the leading logarithmic approximation of QCD. Physical mechanisms responsible for the space-time picture are discussed. In the second part of this thesis we report on the observation of elastic w photoproduction fran hydrogen by Fermilab Experiment-4~1. The W was detected via its decay into the pi+pi-pi0 channel. Measurements of the energy, nanentum transfer, and angular dependence of the cross section have been maCle for photon energies between 6~ and 225 GeV.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Busenitz, Jerome Kent

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sullivan, J.D.

• deep inelastic scattering
• vector meson photoproduction
• space-time analysis
• QCD

Statement dc:rights

• 1985 Jerome Kent Busenitz

Language dc:language

en

Identifier

867197

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/25285