Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2009-11-09
Phys.Rev.D81:034007,2010
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
RevTeX4, 16 pages, 13 ps figures; v2: a short paragraph and 3 references added in the introduction; matches the version publis
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.034007
Predictions for the transverse single spin asymmetry (SSA), A_N, are given for the inclusive processes l p(transv. pol.) --> h X and l p(transv. pol.) --> jet + X, which could be measured in operating or future experiments. These estimates are based on the Sivers distributions and the Collins fragmentation functions which fit the azimuthal asymmetries measured in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) processes (l p(transv. pol.) --> l' h X). The factorization in terms of transverse momentum dependent distribution and fragmentation functions (TMD factorization) - which supplies the theoretical framework in which SIDIS azimuthal asymmetries are analyzed - is assumed to hold also for the l p --> h X inclusive process at large P_T. A measurement of A_N would then provide a direct test of the validity of the TMD factorization in this case and would have important consequences for the study and understanding of SSAs in p p(transv. pol.) --> h X processes.
Anselmino Mauro
Boglione Maria
D'Alesio Umberto
Melis Stefano
Murgia Francesco
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