Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy

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CERN experiment fixed-target experiment particle physics experiment

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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instanceOf CERN experiment ⓘ
fixed-target experiment ⓘ
particle physics experiment ⓘ
abbreviation COMPASS ⓘ
acronymMeaning Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy self-link ⓘ
aimsToMeasure fragmentation functions ⓘ
parton distribution functions ⓘ
aimsToTest predictions of quantum chromodynamics in non-perturbative regime ⓘ
collaborationType international collaboration ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
dataTakingPeriod 2010s ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ
detectorType large-acceptance spectrometer ⓘ
hasComponent calorimeters ⓘ
polarized targets ⓘ
ring-imaging Cherenkov detector ⓘ
tracking detectors ⓘ
hostOrganization CERN ⓘ
surface form: European Organization for Nuclear Research
locatedIn North Area of CERN SPS ⓘ
surface form: Super Proton Synchrotron experimental area
location CERN ⓘ
method Drell–Yan processes ⓘ
deep inelastic scattering ⓘ
hadron spectroscopy with hadron beams ⓘ
primaryGoal investigate internal structure of hadrons ⓘ
study dynamics of hadrons ⓘ
researchField hadron spectroscopy ⓘ
hadron structure ⓘ
quantum chromodynamics ⓘ
spin physics ⓘ
startOfOperation 2002 ⓘ
studiesParticle kaons ⓘ
pions ⓘ
protons ⓘ
studiesProcess diffractive dissociation ⓘ
exclusive meson production ⓘ
semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering ⓘ
studiesProperty generalized parton distributions ⓘ
gluon polarization ⓘ
hadron excitation spectrum ⓘ
nucleon spin structure ⓘ
transverse-momentum-dependent parton distributions ⓘ
usesAccelerator Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
usesBeamType hadron beam ⓘ
muon beam ⓘ
proton beam ⓘ
website https://wwwcompass.cern.ch ⓘ

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COMPASS → abbreviationOf → Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy ⓘ
Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy → acronymMeaning → Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy self-link ⓘ
COMPASS → fullName → Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy ⓘ