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Double-spin asymmetry $A^{\cos\phi_S}_{LT}$ in semi-inclusive DIS at CLAS12 and EIC within the collinear framework

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-10-31 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We study the longitudinal-transverse double-spin asymmetry with a cosϕS\cos\phi_S modulation in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering for charged and neutral pions production. We consider the particular case in which the transverse momentum of the final state hadron is integrated out. The corresponding asymmetry may be contributed by two parts: one is the convolution of the twist-3 distribution function gT(x)g_{T}(x) and the unpolarized fragmentation function D1(z)D_1(z), the other is related to the coupling of the transversity distribution function h1(x)h_1(x) and the collinear twist-3 fragmentation function E~(z)\tilde{E}(z). We take into account both contributions to predict the cosϕS\cos\phi_S asymmetry at the kinematics of CLAS12 and a future Electron Ion Collider. We find that the asymmetry of pion production at CLAS12 is sizable, and E~(z)\tilde{E}(z) can play an important role in the asymmetry in the large-zz region.

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@article{arxiv.1606.01649,
  title  = {Double-spin asymmetry $A^{\cos\phi_S}_{LT}$ in semi-inclusive DIS at CLAS12 and EIC within the collinear framework},
  author = {Xiaoyu Wang and Wenjuan Mao and Zhun Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.01649},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

9 pages, 5 figures, match the version published in PRD