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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Probing transverse quark polarization via azimuthal asymmetries in leptoproduction.

Piet J. MuldersA.m. Kotzinian

subject

QuarkPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsHadronFOS: Physical sciencesPolarization (waves)AzimuthTransverse planeHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Transverse momentumHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment

description

We consider the leading order result for polarized leptoproduction, putting emphasis on transverse momentum dependent effects appearing in azimuthal asymmetries. Measurements of weighted cross sections enable extraction of the distribution of transversely polarized quarks. We focus on the distribution in a longitudinally polarized hadron and estimate the expected asymmetries in leptoproduction.

10.1016/s0370-2693(97)00708-9https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/63af0052-fff2-4b66-b7da-01f8e33ad84c