An Observation Concerning the Process Dependence of the Sivers Functions

Details An Observation Concerning the Process Dependence of the Sivers Functions An Observation Concerning the Process Dependence of the Sivers Functions

2011-03-08

arxiv.org/abs/1103.1591v1

Phys.Rev.D83:094001,2011

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

11 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.83.094001

The $k_\perp$-moment of a quark's Sivers function is known to be related to the corresponding twist-three quark-gluon correlation function $T_{q,F}(x, x)$. The two functions have been extracted from data for single-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering and in single-inclusive hadron production in $pp$ collisions, respectively. Performing a consistent comparison of the extracted functions, we find that they show a "sign mismatch": while the magnitude of the functions is roughly consistent, the $k_\perp$-moment of the Sivers function has opposite sign from that of $T_{q,F}(x, x)$, both for up and for down quarks. Barring any inconsistencies in our theoretical understanding of the Sivers functions and their process dependence, the implication of this mismatch is that either, the Sivers effect is not dominantly responsible for the observed single-spin asymmetries in $pp$ collisions or, the current semi-inclusive lepton scattering data do not sufficiently constrain the $k_\perp$-moment of the quark Sivers functions. Both possibilities strengthen the case for further experimental investigations of single-spin asymmetries in high-energy $pp$ and $ep$ scattering.

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