Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
2009-07-14
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
162 pages, 45 figures, doctoral thesis (advisor: Philipp Haegler), published online: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl
Scientific paper
This work applies lattice QCD to compute quark momentum distributions in the nucleon. We explore a novel approach based on non-local operators in order to analyze transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions, which encode information about the intrinsic motion of quarks inside the nucleon. Our calculations are based on MILC gauge configurations and domain wall fermion propagators from LHPC. One interesting observation is that the transverse momentum dependent density of polarized quarks in a polarized nucleon is visibly deformed. Moreover, we can test the assumption that longitudinal and transverse momentum dependence factorize within a certain kinematical region. A more elaborate operator geometry is required to enable a quantitative comparison to azimuthal asymmetries observable in experiments such as semi-inclusive deeply inelastic scattering, and to study time-reversal odd distributions such as the Sivers function. First steps in this direction are encouraging.
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