Wolfgang Korsch
Ph.D., Univ. of Marburg and MPI for Nucl. Physics (Heidelberg), Germany (1990)
Phone: 859-257-4083
Office: 181b Chem-Phys. Bldg. Lab: CP-265b
Research
Intermediate Energy Nuclear Physics (Exp.)
Research Interests
My research interests are focussed on the understanding of the structure of nucleons. The fundamental theory of strong interactions is Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Testing the features of QCD at all relevant distance scales is one of the most exciting topics in modern nuclear and particle physics. Trying to find anwers to questions like: "How do strange quarks contribute to the charge and magnetism of the nucleon?", "How do quarks, gluons, and orbital angular momentum contribute to the spin of the nucleon?", or "Does the neutron have a non-zero electric dipole moment?" are presently being investigated. We perform experiments at national accelerator laboratories like Jefferson Lab (Newport News, VA) and soon at the SNS (Oak Ridge, TN).
Education
- Diploma in Physics at Univ. of Marburg and MPI for Nucl. Physics (Heidelberg), Germany (1987)
- Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at Univ. of Marburg and MPI for Nucl. Physics (Heidelberg), Germany (1990)
- Postdocs at MIT (1991-93) and Caltech (1994-96).
Selected Publications
- A. Deur, V. Burkert, J.P. Chen, and W. Korsch, "Experimental Determination of the Effective Strong Coupling Constant", Phys. Lett. B, 650, 244 (2007).
- B. Anderson et al., JLab Hall A Collaboration, "Extraction of the Neutron Magnetic Form-Factor from Quasi-Elastic Polarized He3(polarized e, e') at Q2 = 0.1 - 0.6 (GeV/c)2", Phys. Rev. C 75, 034003 (2007).
- W. Korsch, "Tests of Duality in the Spin-Structure Function g1", AIP Conf.Proc 870, 631 (2006).
- D.S. Armstrong et al., The G0 Collaboration, "Strange Quark Contributions to Parity-Violating Asymmetries in the Forward G0 Electron-Proton Scattering Experiment", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 092001 (2005).
- K. Kramer et al., The Jefferson Lab Polarized 3He Collaboration, "The Q2-Dependence of the Neutron Spin Structure Function g2n at Low Q2", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 142002 (2005).
- W. Korsch, "Higher Twists and the Measurements of g2", AIP Conf.Proc 747, 122 (2005).
- Z.E. Meziani et al., Higher Twists and Color Polarizabilities in the Neutron", Phys. Lett. B, 613, 148 (2005).
- W. Korsch "Nucleon Spin Structure", Acta Phys.Hung. A21, 301 (2004).
- A. Deur et al., The Jefferson Lab Hall A and Hall B Collaborations, "Experimental Determination of the Evolution of the Bjorken Integral at Low Q2", Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 212001 (2004).