Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2011
Volume 56, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2011; Dallas, Texas
Abstract: K1.00013 : The Optimization and Implementation of the Qweak Database
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The Qweak experiment at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
Facility (J-Lab) is an attempt to precisely measure the parity
violation observed in low energy electron-proton scattering
events. Specifically, the weak charge of the proton will be
measured to $4\%$ error, which will, in turn, be used to
calculate the ``running'' Weinberg mixing angle
$(\sin^{2}(\theta_w))$. Since the Standard Model makes a firm
prediction for $(\sin^{2}(\theta_w))$ at low energies, the
experiment presents an opportunity to test the limits of this
model. Any significant variation in$(\sin^{2}(\theta_w))$ from
the expected value would be indicative of new physics, while an
agreement would place strict constraints upon the existing model.
In order to make an exact measurement of the weak charge, large
amounts of data (almost 2200 hours worth) will be gathered. A
large, robust database is needed to store and organize this data,
so it can be analyzed in an easy and effective manner. The
optimization and implementation of this database will be discussed.
To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2011.MAR.K1.13
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