Gluon Polarization in the Protons (IMAGE)

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Gluon Polarization in the Protons

Caption

Polarized proton containing spinning quarks and gluons (represented by right-handed and left-handed spirals). The negative Δg solutions (blue) are disfavored relative to the positive Δg solutions (red) after the addition of lattice QCD and Jefferson Lab data.

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DOE's Jefferson Lab

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