Speaker
Aden Whitney
(University of New Hampshire)
Description
In preparation for the tensor-polarized target experiment in Jefferson Lab's Hall C, running simulations to predict polarization spin-up and relaxation times would provide additional time-scale data beyond what we can get from experimentation alone. However, previous solutions to the spin-1 polarization rate change equations have made assumptions or errors that conflict with each other and our experimental data. We seek to re-solve these equations from first principles, then compare our solutions with each other and our data to test veracity. I will briefly discuss the motivation and science behind the tensor-polarized target experiment, then the specifics behind these equations and what they mean for the physics.
Author
Aden Whitney
(University of New Hampshire)