My name is Ross and I'm a physics major at Johns Hopkins
and I'm here at JLab for the summer working in the Theory Group
with Wally Melnitchouk.
This summer we're trying to investigate a process
called semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering.
It's a new version of an old experiment
which actually led to the development of quantum chromodynamics,
which is the theory that underlies everything we do in nuclear physics.
The newer version, semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering,
takes a look at what particles come out of this reaction
in addition to just the one that goes in.
And, by looking at that distribution and how they impinge on detectors at JLab,
we can see - trace that back to what was the original structure of the proton.
How did the quarks and gluons inside of it make up that particle.
And, we can relate that to all sorts of functions
that are really important in the theory here.
So, my project takes a look at computer simulations of this event.
And, we can run events with any sort of parameters
and see what the computer predicts they'll do.
And, by doing that, we can verify some of the assumptions we're making in our theories.
We can try and figure out what sort of domains our theories are applicable in
and try to relate that back to the end goal,
which is understanding the distribution of a
kind of momentum in a proton that lives in the quarks and gluons.
So, I've really enjoyed my time here at SULI working on these simulations
and I'm looking forward to continuing my research.
