We show that the transverse double spin asymmetry (DSA) in the Drell-Yan process contributed only from the Sivers functions can be picked out by the weighting function M2QT(cos(ϕ−ϕS1)cos(ϕ−ϕS2)+3sin(ϕ−ϕS1)sin(ϕ−ϕS2)). The asymmetry is proportional to the product of two Sivers functions from each hadron f1T⊥(1)×f1T⊥(1). Using two sets of Sivers functions extracted from the semi-inclusive deeply elastic scattering data at HERMES, we estimate this asymmetry in the p↑pˉ↑ Drell-Yan process which is possible to be performed in HESR at GSI. The prediction of DSA in the Drell-Yan process contributed by the function g1T(x,\VeckT2), which can be extracted by the weighting function M2QT(3cos(ϕ−ϕS1)cos(ϕ−ϕS2)+sin(ϕ−ϕS1)sin(ϕ−ϕS2)), is also given at GSI.
@article{arxiv.0704.2292,
title = {Double transverse spin asymmetry in the $p^\uparrow\bar{p}^\uparrow$ Drell-Yan process from Sivers functions},
author = {Zhun Lu and Bo-Qiang Ma and Ivan Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.2292},
year = {2008}
}