Prospect of polarized targets in electron rings

Abstract

The feasibility of performing electron scattering experiments with polarized targets in electron storage rings is discussed. Three examples of the physics which would be accessible with this novel method are given. It is noted that this new method is compatible with recent proposals for linac‐stretcher‐ring accelerator designs. A new method for producing a polarized hydrogen or deuterium target is proposed and some preliminary results are described. A brief summary of laser‐driven polarized targets as well as conventionally‐produced polarized atomic beams is included.