Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
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The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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| Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy Context triple: [COMPASS, fullName, Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy]
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Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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LHC injector chain
The LHC injector chain is the sequence of accelerators and beamlines at CERN that progressively boost and prepare particle beams before they are injected into the Large Hadron Collider.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy Target entity description: The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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A.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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B.
Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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C.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
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D.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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E.
LHC injector chain
The LHC injector chain is the sequence of accelerators and beamlines at CERN that progressively boost and prepare particle beams before they are injected into the Large Hadron Collider.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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fixed-target experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | COMPASS ⓘ |
| acronymMeaning | Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy self-link ⓘ |
| aimsToMeasure |
fragmentation functions
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parton distribution functions ⓘ |
| aimsToTest | predictions of quantum chromodynamics in non-perturbative regime ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataTakingPeriod |
2010s
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early 2000s ⓘ |
| detectorType | large-acceptance spectrometer ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
calorimeters
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polarized targets ⓘ ring-imaging Cherenkov detector ⓘ tracking detectors ⓘ |
| hostOrganization |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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| locatedIn |
North Area of CERN SPS
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surface form:
Super Proton Synchrotron experimental area
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| location | CERN ⓘ |
| method |
Drell–Yan processes
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deep inelastic scattering ⓘ hadron spectroscopy with hadron beams ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
investigate internal structure of hadrons
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study dynamics of hadrons ⓘ |
| researchField |
hadron spectroscopy
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hadron structure ⓘ quantum chromodynamics ⓘ spin physics ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 2002 ⓘ |
| studiesParticle |
kaons
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pions ⓘ protons ⓘ |
| studiesProcess |
diffractive dissociation
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exclusive meson production ⓘ semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering ⓘ |
| studiesProperty |
generalized parton distributions
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gluon polarization ⓘ hadron excitation spectrum ⓘ nucleon spin structure ⓘ transverse-momentum-dependent parton distributions ⓘ |
| usesAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| usesBeamType |
hadron beam
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muon beam ⓘ proton beam ⓘ |
| website | https://wwwcompass.cern.ch ⓘ |
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Subject: Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy Description of subject: The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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