Hadronic Nuclear Physics

Hussein Al Ghoul
Nuclear Physics, PhD

Department of Physics
University of Kansas
4086 Malott Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045

Phone: (850) 228 2802

e-mail: halghoul@fsu.edu

Education

Bachelor Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2010): Lebanese University - Main Campus
Masters Degree in Physics (2013): Florida State University
PhD in Nuclear Physics (2016): Florida State University

Research

Search for New Forms of Hadronic Matter, CLAS g12 (Hall B at Jefferson lab)
Development and Construction of the GlueX Time-Of-Flight Detector

Talks

Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS 2011) at Jefferson lab (Glue-x.pptx)

The GLUEX Experiment: Hampton University Graduate Studies at Jlab, August 2011
Photoproduction of Strange Mesons using CLAS at Jefferson Lab: SESAPS, April 2012
Photoproduction of Strange Mesons using CLAS at Jefferson Lab: DNP, July 2013
Strange Mesons in the G12 Run from CLAS: CLAS Collaboration, March 2013
Construction of the Time of Flight Detector at FSU: Nuclear Seminar, FSU December 2014
The Time of Flight Construction Progress: GLUEX Collaboration, JLab 2014
Photoproduced Strange mesons using CLAS at Jefferson Lab: Hadron 2015
Photoproduction of Strange Mesons in γ p -> Λ K+ π+ π- Using CLAS at Jefferson Lab: FSU
Time of Flight Detectors for GlueX: Picosecond Timing Workshop, KC June 2016
Development of an Amplifier for UFSD: Forward Physics WG, Tenrto Italy July 2016

Publications

Al Ghoul, H. [CLAS Collaboration],"The photoproduction of strange mesons in $γp → ΛK^+π^+π^−$ with CLAS at Jefferson Lab". XVITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HADRON SPECTROSCOPY: Hadron2015. Vol. 1735. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2016.
Al Ghoul, H., et al. "First results from the GlueX experiment." XVITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HADRON SPECTROSCOPY: Hadron2015. Vol. 1735. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2016.
Dugger, M., et al. "A study of decays to strange final states with GlueX in Hall D using components of the BaBar DIRC." arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.0215 (2014).
AlekSejevs, A., et al. "An initial study of mesons and baryons containing strange quarks with GlueX." arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.1523 (2013).
Senderovich, I., & others. (2016). First measurement of the helicity asymmetry E in η photoproduction on the proton. Phys. Lett, B755, 64-69. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2016.01.044
Adikaram, D., & others. (2015). Towards a resolution of the proton form factor problem: new electron and positron scattering data. Phys.Rev.Lett, 114(6), 062003. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.062003
Guler, N., et al. (2015). Precise determination of the deuteron spin structure at low to moderate Q2 with CLAS and extraction of the neutron contribution. Phys. Rev, C92(5), 055201. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.92.055201
McCracken, M. E., & others. (2015). Search for baryon-number and lepton-number violating decays of Λ hyperons using the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory. Phys. Rev, D92(7), 072002. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.92.072002
Park, K., et al. (2015). Measurements of ep → e′ π+n at W = 1.6 - 2.0 GeV and extraction of nucleon resonance electrocouplings at CLAS. Phys. Rev, C91, 045203. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.91.045203
Pisano, S., & others. (2015). Single and double spin asymmetries for deeply virtual Compton scattering measured with CLAS and a longitudinally polarized proton target. Phys. Rev, D91(5), 052014. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.052014
Seder, E., et al. (2015). Longitudinal target-spin asymmetries for deeply virtual Compton scattering. Phys. Rev. Lett, 114(3), 032001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.089901, 10.1103/
Strauch, S., et al. (2015). First Measurement of the Polarization Observable E in the ěc p(ěc \gamma,π+)n Reaction up to 2.25 GeV. Phys. Lett, B750, 53-58. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2015.08.053
Adhikari, K. P., & others. (2014). φ-meson photoproduction on Hydrogen in the neutral decay mode. Phys.Rev, C89(5), 055206. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.89.055206
Bedlinskiy, I., & others. (2014). Exclusive π0 electroproduction at W>2 GeV with CLAS. Phys.Rev, C90(2), 025205. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.90.039901, 10.1103/Phys
Gabrielyan, M., & others. (2014). Induced polarization of Λ(1116) in kaon electroproduction. Phys.Rev, C90(3), 035202. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.90.035202
Gohn, W., & others. (2014). Beam-spin asymmetries from semi-inclusive pion electroproduction. Phys.Rev, D89(7), 072011. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.072011
Mestayer, M., & others. (2014). Strangeness Suppression of qq¯ Creation Observed in Exclusive Reactions. Phys.Rev.Lett, 113(15), 152004. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.152004
Moriya, K., & others. (2014). Spin and parity measurement of the Λ(1405) baryon. Phys.Rev.Lett, 112(8), 082004. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.082004
Tkachenko, S., & others. (2014). Measurement of the structure function of the nearly free neutron using spectator tagging in inelastic 2H(e, e'ps)X scattering with CLAS. Phys.Rev, C89(4), 045206. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.90.059901, 10.1103/Phys
AlekSejevs, A., Niroula, M., Raue, B. A., Weinstein, L. B., Adikaram, D., Arrington, J., Brooks, W. K., Lachniet, J., Rimal, D., & Ungaro, M. (2013). An initial study of mesons and baryons containing strange quarks with GlueX. CLAS Collaboration, 1-8.
Moteabbed, M., Niroula, M., Raue, B. A., Weinstein, L. B., Adikaram, D., Arrington, J., Brooks, W. K., Lachniet, J., Rimal, D., & Ungaro, M. (2013). Demonstration of a novel technique to measure two-photon exchange effects in elastic e± p scattering. Nuclear Experiments, 1. Retrieved from arXiv:1306.2286
Pomerantz, I., Ilieva, Y., Gilman, R., Higinbotham, D. W., Piasetzky, E., Strauch, S., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Allada, K., & Amaryan, M. J. (2013). Hard Two-body Photodisintegration of 3He. Phys. Rev. Lett, 110, 242301. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.242301
Moriya, K., Schumacher, R. A., Adhikari, K. P., Adikaram, D., Aghasyan, M., Anderson, M. D., Anefalos Pereira, S., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., & Battaglieri, M. (2013). Measurement of the Σ π photoproduction line shapes near the Λ(1405). Phys. Rev. C, 87(3), 035206. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.87.035206
Tang, W., Hicks, K., Keller, D., Kim, S. H., Kim, H. C., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anderson, M. D., & Anefalos Pereira, S. (2013). Cross sections for the γ p → K*+ Λ and γ p → K*+ Σ0 reactions measured at CLAS. CLAS Collaboration, 1-15. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.87.065204
Dugger, M., & others. (2013). Beam asymmetry Σ for π+ and π0 photoproduction on the proton for photon energies from 1.102 to 1.862 GeV. Phys.Rev, C88(6), 065203. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.88.065203, 10.1103/Phys
Moriya, K., Schumacher, R. A., Adhikari, K. P., Adikaram, D., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anderson, M. D., Anefalos Pereira, S., Avakian, H., & Ball, J. (2013). Differential Photoproduction Cross Sections of the Sigma0(1385), Lambda(1405), and Lambda(1520). CLAS Collaboration, 1-21.
Anghinolfi, M., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Bellis, M., Biselli, A. S., Bookwalter, C., Boiarinov, S., & Bosted, P. (2012). Comment on 'Observation of a narrow structure in p(\gamma, KS) X via interference with φ-meson production'. Phys.Rev. C, 86(6), 069801. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.86.069801
Khetarpal, P., Stoler, P., Aznauryan, I. G., Kubarovsky, V., Adhikari, K. P., Adikaram, D., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anderson, M. D., & Anefalos Pereira, S. (2012). Near Threshold Neutral Pion Electroproduction at High Momentum Transfers and Generalized Form Factors. Phys.Rev. C, 87, 045205. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.87.045205
Dugger, M., Ritchie, B., Anassontzis, E., Ioannou, P., Kourkoumeli, C., Voulgaris, G., Jarvis, N., Levine, W., Mattione, P., & Meyer, C. A. (2012). A study of meson and baryon decays to strange final states with GlueX in Hall D (A proposal to the 39th Jefferson Lab Program Advisory Committee). The GlueX Collaboration, 1-20. Retrieved from arXiv:1210.4508
Bedlinskiy, I., Kubarovsky, V., Niccolai, S., Stoler, P., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anghinolfi, M., Avakian, H., & Baghdasaryan, H. (2012). Measurement of Exclusive π0 Electroproduction Structure Functions and their Relationship to Transversity GPDs. Phys.Rev.Lett, 109(11), 112001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.112001
Bedlinskiy, I., Kubarovsky, V., Niccolai, S., Stoler, P., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anghinolfi, M., Avakian, H., & Baghdasaryan, H. (2012). Measurement of Exclusive π0 Electroproduction Structure Functions and their Relationship to Transversity GPDs. Phys.Rev.Lett, 109(11), 112001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.112001
Mokeev, V. I., Burkert, V. D., Elouadrhiri, L., Fedotov, G. V., Golovatch, E. N., Gothe, R. W., Ishkhanov, B. S., Isupov, E. L., Adhikari, K. P., & Aghasyan, M. (2012). Experimental Study of the P11(1440) and D13(1520) resonances from CLAS data on ep → e'π+ π- p'. Phys.Rev. C, 86(3), 035203. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.86.035203
El Fassi, L., Zana, L., Hafidi, K., Holtrop, M., Mustapha, B., Books, W. K., Hakobyan, H., Zheng, X., Adhikari, K. P., & Adikaram, D. (2012). Evidence for the Onset of Color Transparency in ρ0 Electroproduction off Nuclei. Phys.Lett. B, 712(4), 326-330. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2012.05.019
Park, K., Guidal, M., Gothe, R. W., Laget, J. M., Garcon, M., Adhikari, K. P., Aghasyan, M., Amaryan, M. J., Anghinolfi, M., & Avakian, H. (2012). Deep exclusive π+ electroproduction off the proton at CLAS. Eur.Phys.J. A, 49, 16. Retrieved from arXiv:1206.2326 doi:10.1140/epja/i2013-13016-9
Anghinolfi, M., Ball, J., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bedinskiy, I., Bellis, M., Biselli, A. S., Bookwalter, C., Boiarinov, S., & Bosted, P. (2012). Comment on the narrow structure reported by Amaryan et al. Phys. Rev. C, 1-2. Retrieved from arXiv:1204.1105
Baillie, N., Tkachenko, S., Zhang, J., Bosted, P., Bültmann, S., Christy, M. E., Fenker, H., Griffioen, K. A., Keppel, C. E., & Kuhn, S. E. (2012). Measurement of the neutron F2 structure function via spectator tagging with CLAS. Phys.Rev.Lett, 108(14), 199902. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.199902, 10.1103/
Keller, D., Hicks, K., Adhikari, K. P., Adikaram, D., Amaryan, M. J., Anghinolfi, M., Baghdasaryan, H., Ball, J., Battaglieri, M., & Bedlinskiy, I. (2012). Branching Ratio of the Electromagnetic Decay of the Σ+(1385). Phys.Rev. D, 85(5), 052004. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.85.052004, 10.1103/Phys
Park, K., Gothe, R. W., Adhikari, K. P., Adikaram, D., Anghinolfi, M., Baghdasaryan, H., Ball, J., Battaglieri, M., Batourine, V., & Bedlinskiy, I. (2012). Measurement of the generalized form factors near threshold via γ* p → nπ+ at high Q2. Phys.Rev. C, 85(3), 035208. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.035208

Hadronic Nuclear Physics

Hussein Al Ghoul Nuclear Physics, PhD

Education

Research

Talks

Publications

Hussein Al Ghoul
Nuclear Physics, PhD