Deeply virtual compton scattering using COMPASS at CERN Original Research Article

In this paper, we present the recent studies our group has conducted in order to show the feasibility of a Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering experiment using COMPASS and its high energy muon beam at CERN. The measurement of the cross section and the beam charge asymmetry in the kinematical domain: 0.03 < χbj < 0.25 and 1.5 < Q2 < 7.5 GeV2 will provide a check of the factorization and will put strong constraints on the models. Experimental studies show that detection of the DVCS exclusive reaction is feasible with some upgrade of the COMPASS apparatus.