Measurement of the deuteron structure function F2d and a comparison of proton and neutron structure

• Published in: Physics letters. B Vol. 123; no. 1; pp. 123 - 126
• Main Authors: Aubert, J.J., Bassompierre, G., Becks, K.H., Best, C., Böhm, E., de Bouard, X., Brasse, F.W., Broll, C., Brown, S., Carri, J., Clifft, R.W., Cobb, J.H., Coignet, G., Combley, F., Court, G.R., D'Agostini, G., Dau, W.D., Davies, J.K., Déclais, Y., Dobinson, R.W., Dosselli, U., Drees, J., Edwards, A.W., Edwards, M., Favier, J., Ferrero, M.I., Flauger, W., Gabathuler, E., Gamet, R., Gayler, J., Gerhardt, V., Gössling, C., Haas, J., Hamacher, K., Hayman, P., Henckes, M., Korbel, V., Landgraf, U., Leenen, M., Maire, M., Minssieux, H., Mohr, W., Montgomery, H.E., Moser, K., Mount, R.P., Norton, P.R., McNicholas, J., Osborne, A.M., Payre, P., Peroni, C., Pessard, H., Pietrzyk, U., Rith, K., Schneegans, M., Sloan, T., Stier, H.E., Stockhausen, W., Thénard, J.M., Thompson, J.C., Urban, L., Villers, M., Wahlen, H., Whalley, M., Williams, D., Williams, W.S.C., Williamson, J., Wimpenny, S.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.1983
• ISSN: 0370-2693; 1873-2445
• DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(83)90971-1

The deuteron structure function F 2 d has been measured in 280 GeV μ + d interactions. Existing measurements of F 2 p, made with the same apparatus, are used to calculate F 2 p− F 2 n and F 2 n F 2 p . The ratio F 2 n F 2 p has a similar x dependence to that of earlier measurements at lower Q 2.