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most citedPrecision Measurement of the Weak Charge of the Proton

184 citations · 718 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Compact sub-10 ps Resolution Radio Frequency Photomultiplier Tube

Sergey Abrahamyan, Simon Zhamkochyan, Hasmik Rostomyan +16

Experimental measurements of the radial spreading of photoelectrons emitted from a multi-alkali photocathode in a MCP-based photomultiplier tube have shown that, for photon wavelen…

physics.ins-det2026

A Helical-Deflector-Based Radio-Frequency Spiral Scanning System for keV Energy Electrons

Simon Zhamkochyan, Vanik Kakoyan, Vardan Bardakhchyan +21

We present the design, modeling, and experimental validation of a radio-frequency based time-to-position conversion system for keV electrons incorporating a helical deflector opera…

physics.ins-det2025

Picosecond Precision Heavy-Ion Detector for Λ Hypernuclei Lifetime Studies

Simon Zhamkochyan, Sergey Abrahamyan, Amur Margaryan +18

In this paper, we present the design and preliminary performance evaluation of a new heavy-ion detector for direct measurements of heavy Λ hypernuclei lifetime. The detector employ…

physics.ins-det2025

Picosecond resolution photoelectron emission lifetime detection system

V. Kakoyan, S. Zhamkochyan, S. Abrahamyan +21

This paper describes a new photoelectron emission lifetime detection system. It is based on a recently developed Radio Frequency Timing technique of keV electrons and a 40 MHz, ult…

nucl-ex2025

Measurement of the Parity-Violating Asymmetry in the N to Transition at Low

D. Adhikari, T. Alshayeb, D. Androic +70

We report the measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in the N to transition via the reaction at two different kinematic points with low f…

physics.ins-det2025

The SHMS 11 GeV/c Spectrometer in Hall C at Jefferson Lab

S. Ali, A. Ahmidouch, G. R. Ambrose +72

The Super High Momentum Spectrometer (SHMS) has been built for Hall C at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). With a momentum capability reaching 11…

physics.ins-det2022

Advanced Radio Frequency Timing AppaRATus (ARARAT) Technique and Applications

Ani Aprahamian, Amur Margaryan, Vanik Kakoyan +28

The development of the advanced Radio Frequency Timer of electrons is described. It is based on a helical deflector, which performs circular or elliptical sweeps of keV electrons,…

physics.ins-det2022

An RF Timer of Electrons and Photons with the Potential to reach Picosecond Precision

Amur Margaryan, Vanik Kakoyan, Simon Zhamkochyan +17

This paper describes a new radio frequency timer of keV energy electrons. It is based on a helical deflector, which performs circular or elliptical sweeps of keV electrons, by mean…

nucl-ex2021★ 18 cited

First Determination of the 27Al Neutron Distribution Radius from a Parity-Violating Electron Scattering Measurement

QWeak Collaboration, D. Androic, D. S. Armstrong +91

We report the first measurement of the parity-violating elastic electron scattering asymmetry on 27Al. The 27Al elastic asymmetry is A_PV = 2.16 +- 0.11 (stat) +- 0.16 (syst) ppm,…

nucl-ex2021

Deeply virtual Compton scattering using a positron beam in Hall-C at Jefferson Lab

A. Afanasev, I. Albayrak, S. Ali +71

We propose to use the High Momentum Spectrometer of Hall C combined with the Neutral Particle Spectrometer (NPS) to perform high precision measurements of the Deeply Virtual Compto…

nucl-ex2021★ 10 cited

Measurement of the Beam-Normal Single-Spin Asymmetry for Elastic Electron Scattering from C and Al

QWeak Collaboration, D. Androic, D. S. Armstrong +82

We report measurements of the parity-conserving beam-normal single-spin elastic scattering asymmetries on C and Al, obtained with an electron beam polarized tra…

nucl-ex2021★ 11 cited

Spectroscopy of hyperlithium by the reaction

T. Gogami, C. Chen, D. Kawama +84

Missing mass spectroscopy with the reaction was performed at Jefferson Laboratory's Hall C for the neutron rich hypernucleus . The ground…

nucl-ex2020★ 45 cited

An experimental program with high duty-cycle polarized and unpolarized positron beams at Jefferson Lab

A. Accardi, A. Afanasev, I. Albayrak +227

Positron beams, both polarized and unpolarized, are identified as essential ingredients for the experimental programs at the next generation of lepton accelerators. In the context…

nucl-ex2020★ 10 cited

Precision Measurement of the Beam-Normal Single-Spin Asymmetry in Forward-Angle Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering

QWeak collaboration, D. Androic, D. S. Armstrong +92

A beam-normal single-spin asymmetry generated in the scattering of transversely polarized electrons from unpolarized nucleons is an observable related to the imaginary part of the…

physics.ins-det2019★ 24 cited

Scintillating crystals for the Neutral Particle Spectrometer in Hall C at JLab

T. Horn, V. V. Berdnikov, S. Ali +20

This paper discusses the quality and performance of currently available PbWO crystals of relevance to high-resolution electromagnetic calorimetry, e.g. detectors for the Neutra…

nucl-ex2019★ 2 cited

Physics with Positron Beams at Jefferson Lab 12 GeV

A. Afanasev, I. Albayrak, S. Ali +124

Positron beams, both polarized and unpolarized, are identified as essential ingredients for the experimental program at the next generation of lepton accelerators. In the context o…

nucl-ex2019★ 184 cited

Precision Measurement of the Weak Charge of the Proton

D. Androic, D. S. Armstrong, A. Asaturyan +96

The fields of particle and nuclear physics have undertaken extensive programs to search for evidence of physics beyond that explained by current theories. The observation of the Hi…

nucl-ex2019★ 2 cited

Decay pion spectroscopy: a new approach

A. Margaryan, R. Ajvazyan, N. Grigoryan +12

We propose a new experiment for decay pion spectroscopy of light hypernuclei at electron- and proton-beam facilities, using the recoil distance technique for separation of produced…

physics.ins-det2016★ 4 cited

High Precision Momentum Calibration of the Magnetic Spectrometers at MAMI for Hypernuclear Binding Energy Determination

A. Margaryan, J. R. M. Annand, P. Achenbach +8

We propose a new method for absolute momentum calibration of magnetic spectrometers used in nuclear physics, using the time-of-flight (TOF), differences of pairs of particles with…

physics.ins-det2016★ 6 cited

The Aerogel Cherenkov Detector for the SHMS magnetic spectrometer in Hall C at Jefferson Lab

T. Horn, H. Mkrtchyan, S. Ali +16

Hadronic reactions producing strange quarks such as exclusive or semi-inclusive kaon production, play an important role in studies of hadron structure and the dynamics that bind th…

nucl-ex2016★ 31 cited

Spectroscopy of the neutron-rich hypernucleus He from electron scattering

T. Gogami, C. Chen, D. Kawama +83

The missing mass spectroscopy of the He hypernucleus was performed, using the LiHe reaction at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Fa…

nucl-ex2015★ 70 cited

High Resolution Spectroscopic Study of Be

T. Gogami, C. Chen, D. Kawama +83

Spectroscopy of a Be hypernucleus was carried out at JLab Hall C using the reaction. A new magnetic spectrometer system (SPL+HES+HKS), specifically d…

physics.ins-det2015★ 5 cited

Search for polarization effects in the antiproton production process

D. Grzonka, K. Kilian, J. Ritman +21

For the production of a polarized antiproton beam various methods have been suggested including the possibility that antiprotons may be produced polarized which will be checked exp…

physics.ins-det2014★ 4 cited

The Q_weak Experimental Apparatus

Qweak Collaboration, T. Allison, M. Anderson +126

The Jefferson Lab Q_weak experiment determined the weak charge of the proton by measuring the parity-violating elastic scattering asymmetry of longitudinally polarized electrons fr…