COMPASS

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COMPASS is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed to study the structure and dynamics of hadrons using intense beams and sophisticated particle detectors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CERN experiment
fixed-target experiment
particle physics experiment
abbreviationOf Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
aimsTo investigate structure and dynamics of hadrons
test predictions of QCD
basedAt M2 beam line
collaborationSize over 200 physicists
collaborationType international collaboration
dataTakingStart 2002
energyRange up to several hundred GeV
field hadron spectroscopy
hadron structure
quantum chromodynamics
fullName Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
hasDetectorComponent calorimetry system
large-aperture dipole magnets
muon identification system
particle identification system
tracking detectors
two-stage magnetic spectrometer
hostInstitution European Organization for Nuclear Research
locatedAt CERN
Super Proton Synchrotron
partOf CERN SPS experimental programme
startDate 2001
studies Drell–Yan processes
charmed hadron production
exotic mesons
generalised parton distributions
glueball candidates
gluon polarisation in the nucleon
hadron spectroscopy with hadron beams
semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
spin structure of the nucleon
transverse spin effects
uses GEM detectors
Micromegas detectors
RICH detector
drift chambers
electromagnetic calorimeters
hadronic calorimeters
high-energy hadron beams
high-energy muon beams
large-acceptance spectrometer
muon filters
polarised targets
silicon microstrip detectors
usesAccelerator Super Proton Synchrotron


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