Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1992-08-06
Nucl.Phys. B396 (1993) 161-182
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
22 pages + 4 figures (included), LaTeX. V. 2 has misprints corrected and an appendix added, as in the published version
Scientific paper
10.1016/0550-3213(93)90262-N
It is shown that the azimuthal dependence of the distribution of hadrons in a quark jet is a probe of the transverse spin of the quark initiating the jet. This results in a new spin-dependent fragmentation function that acts at the twist-2 level. One example of a process where it contributes is semi-inclusive deeply inelastic scattering with a transversely polarized nucleon target but with an {\em unpolarized} electron beam. This process is treated in detail. Another process is the cross section for singly polarized hadron-hadron scattering when two high $p_{\perp}$ hadrons are measured in the final state and are close to back-to-back in azimuth. The new fragmentation function is sensitive to the coupling of the fragmentation process to (spontaneous) chiral symmetry breaking.
No associations
LandOfFree
Fragmentation of Transversely Polarized Quarks Probed in Transverse Momentum Distributions does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Fragmentation of Transversely Polarized Quarks Probed in Transverse Momentum Distributions, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fragmentation of Transversely Polarized Quarks Probed in Transverse Momentum Distributions will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-308728