Speaker
Description
The search for hybrid mesons and the detailed study of their spectrum is the primary goal of the GlueX Experiment in Hall D at Jefferson Lab, which promises to provide unique insight into gluonic degrees of freedom in QCD and the nature of confinement. The experiment combines an intense photon beam with linear polarization peaking around 9 GeV incident on a liquid hydrogen target with a nearly hermetic spectrometer, allowing for the comprehensive study of charged and neutral particle final states. The first phase of the experiment has recently concluded, yielding a photoproduction data set of unprecedented size and quality. This talk will report on the status of the analysis of this data, including measurements of polarization observables, progress in spectroscopic measurements of light mesons, and the measurement of the photoproduction of J/psi near threshold, which is providing critical insight into the nature of the LHCb charmed pentaquark candidates.
| Early Consideration | No |
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| Graduate Student | No |
